Bills that would raise the minimum wage for most workers to $20 an hour in five years, and others that would double the minimum wage for tipped workers are winding their way through the state legislature.

A group of Democrats in the North Carolina General Assembly have filed an ambitious bill that would raise the minimum wage, mandate equal pay for equal work, require paid family leave and reenact child tax credits.

A House bill filed this week looks to raise the state’s minimum wage to $10.00 per hour in 2026, and then increase every year following that for at least four years. Right now, the state’s minimum wage is $7.

A new bill filed in the North Carolina House of Representatives could raise the minimum wage by more than double by the end of the current decade. Dubbed the “Fair Minimum Wage Act” by lawmakers, the bill was filed on Monday,