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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the minimum wage. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 62.051. MINIMUM WAGE. (a) Except as provided by |
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Section 62.057, an employer shall pay to each employee not less than |
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the greater of: |
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(1) $15 an hour; or |
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(2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair |
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Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). |
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(b) This subsection applies to wages paid by an employer for |
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the 2022, 2023, and 2024 calendar years. Subsection (a) does not |
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apply in a year to which this subsection applies. Except as |
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provided by Section 62.057: |
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(1) for the 2022 calendar year, an employer shall pay |
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to each employee not less than the greater of: |
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(A) $10.00 an hour; or |
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(B) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, |
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206); and |
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(2) for the 2023 calendar year, an employer shall pay |
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to each employee not less than the greater of: |
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(A) $12.50 an hour; or |
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(B) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, |
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206); and |
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(3) for the 2024 calendar year, an employer shall pay |
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to each employee not less than the greater of: |
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(A) $14 an hour; or |
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(B) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, |
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206); and |
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(c) Subsection (b) and this subsection expire January 1, |
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2025. |
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SECTION 3. Section 62.151, Labor Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |