After Mayor Gray vetoed the so-called living wage bill last week, numerous Councilmembers have voiced their disapproval, announcing that they’ll either override Gray’s veto or introduce their own version of a living wage bill.

David Catania (I-At Large) will try something different by introducing new legislation to the Council that proposes to raise the District’s minimum wage.

In a press release, Catania’s bill, the Minimum Wage and Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013, would seek to raise the minimum wage in D.C. from $8.25 to $10.50 over three years, which amounts to a nearly $1 per hour increase over the the current minimum wage. It’s been nearly a decade since the Council approved a minimum wage increase, which was authored by Catania back in 2004, and this new legislation would be modeled after that same bill, which raised minimum wage from $6.15 per hour to the current $8.25 per hour over two years. The bill would also remove the exemption from the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act of 2008, which requires that all employers provide paid sick leave to all employees, including waiters, bartenders, and other industry staff who work primarily for tips

“I have a long record of increasing wages for District workers,” Catania said, “and I look forward to working with my colleagues to enact a comprehensive minimum wage bill for all District workers.” No word from any other Councilmembers on Catania’s proposed legislation, but Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) is rolling out his own legislation for better living wages today.