The Massachusetts House approved a bill Wednesday to increase the state’s hourly minimum wage from $8 to $10.50 over the next two years.
The legislation, which passed 123-24, would also overhaul the state’s unemployment insurance system and provide basic work standards and protections for nannies and other domestic workers.
Most Democrats supported the bill, with most Republicans opposed.
The Senate has already approved separate minimum wage and unemployment insurance bills. The Senate bill would increase the wage to $11 per hour over three years and link automatic future increases to the rate of inflation. The House bill does not feature such a trigger.
Both chambers will need to agree on a compromise version before sending it to Governor Deval Patrick, who has said he supports increasing the minimum wage.
House Labor Committee Chairman Tom Conroy said raising the minimum wage is overdue. ‘‘At its core, a minimum wage bill is about fairness. It is about giving voice to those who for too long have not been heard,’’ the Wayland Democrat said.
Both bills also would raise the minimum wage for workers who earn tips. The House bill would increase the minimum tipped wage from $2.63 per hour to $3.75 over three years. The Senate bill is more aggressive, increasing that wage to $5.50 per hour over three years.
The House and Senate bills also would continue to freeze unemployment insurance rates.