The House of Representatives will debate House Bill 1355 as well as other middle-class prosperity bills on the floor tomorrow afternoon.

HB 1355, sponsored by Rep. Jessyn Farrell (D-Seattle) and backed by other 40 lawmakers, would increase the minimum wage, currently of $9.47 per hour, to $12 over the course of four years, starting in 2016. Farrell represents Kenmore from the 46th District.

Supporters of the measure say that while raising the minimum wage won’t end poverty in the state, it will benefit more than half a million workers and will bring greater equity into the labor market.

For a person working full-time earning $10 an hour, an increase to $12 would mean an extra $347 per month to spend on rent, food or utilities.

The House Rules room will be open to the media from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. where they will be able to ask questions and get comments from legislators and workers before or after the vote.

The other middle-class prosperity bills that may be voted on tomorrow are Paid Sick and Safe Leave (HB 1356) and Worker Anti-Retaliation (HB 1354)