Kentucky House Bill 357 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-25 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 337.010 to increase the applicable threshold of employees of retail stores and service industries from $95,000 to $500,000 average annual gross volume of sales for the employer; amend KRS 337.275 to raise the state minimum wage to $8.20 per hour on the effective date of the Act, $9.15 per hour on July 1, 2023, $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2024, $11 per hour on July 1, 2025, $12.05 per hour on July 1, 2026, $13.10 per hour on July 1, 2027, $13.95 per hour on July 1, 2028, and $15 per hour on July 1, 2029; raise the state minimum wage for tipped employees to $2.13 per hour on the effective date of the Act, $3.05 per hour on July 1, 2023, $3.95 per hour on July 1, 2024, and $4.90 per hour on July 1, 2025; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.

AN ACT relating to wages.

Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]

Rep. Josie Raymond [D]

Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-25	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2022-01-25	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb357.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb357/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/22RS/hb357/LM.pdf