HB305

 

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HB 305/LM (BR 1071) - J. Gray, R. Adkins, T. Burch, M. Cherry, L. Clark, H. Collins, L. Combs, J. Crenshaw, T. Edmonds, T. Firkins, J. Glenn, D. Graham, K. Hall, C. Hoffman, D. Horlander, D. Keene, M. Marzian, R. Meeks, C. Miller, R. Nelson, F. Nesler, T. Riner, C. Rollins II, D. Sims, A. Smith, J. Stacy, K. Stein, T. Thompson, D. Watkins, J. Wayne, R. Wilkey, B. Yonts

     AN ACT relating to increasing the state minimum wage.
     Amend KRS 337.275 to increase the state minimum hourly wage to $7.00 an hour on the effective date of this Act; provide for further increase to federal minimum hourly wage rate if such rate exceeds the state minimum hourly wage rate; require, effective July 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, that the minimum hourly wage be adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index; abolish the tip credit allowed for employers and provide that tipped employees be paid the state minimum hourly wage; and require the Department of Labor to post the state minimum hourly wage level as adjusted on the department's Internet Web site.

HB 305 - AMENDMENTS


     HCS/LM - Amend KRS 337.275 to increase the state minimum wage to $5.85 an hour on the effective date of this Act, to $6.55 an hour effective July 1, 2008, and to $7.25 an hour effective July 1, 2009; and increase to the federal minimum wage rate if such rate exceeds the state minimum wage rate.

     HFA (1, B. Montell) - Amend KRS 337.010 to exempt individuals who work 25 hours or less in a work week.

     HFA (2, B. Farmer) - Amend KRS 337.010 to delete minimum wage and overtime exemptions.

     HFA (3, B. Farmer) - Amend KRS 337.010 to delete minimum wage and overtime exemptions; amend KRS 337.020 to conform.

     HFA (4, B. Farmer) - Prohibit local governments from establishing a minimum hourly wage different from the minimum wage established in the Kentucky Revised Statutes.

     HFA (5, B. Farmer) - Prohibit local governments from establishing a minimum hourly wage different from the minimum wage established in the Kentucky Revised Statutes.

     HFA (6, J. DeCesare) - Amend KRS 337.010 to exempt construction of court facilities from prevailing wage.

     HFA (7/Title, J. DeCesare) - Make title amendment.

     HFA (8, B. Farmer) - Amend KRS 337.010 to delete the exemption provided for newspaper carriers.

     HFA (9, B. Farmer) - Amend KRS 337.010 to delete the exemption provided for newspaper carriers.

     HFA (10, D. Floyd) - Amend KRS 337.010 to delete the exemption provided for newspaper carriers.

     HFA (11/P, M. Harmon) - Attach tax credit provisions of HB 499.

     HFA (12/P, M. Harmon) - Attach the employer tax credit provisions of HB 499.

     HFA (13/Title, M. Harmon) - Make title amendment.

     SCS/LM - Retain original provision; amend KRS 154.22-040, 154.23-025, 154.24-090, 154.28-080, and 154.48-020 relating to the KEDFA incentive program to allow approved companies to use the current federal minimum wage, until July 1, 2008, as their base hourly wage calculation.

     SCA (1/Title, A. Kerr) - Make title amendment.

     SFA (1, D. Mongiardo) - Remove the provisions that allow approved companies within the KEDFA incentive program to use the current federal minimum wage through July 1, 2008 as their base hourly wage calculation.

     Feb 6-introduced in House
     Feb 7-to Labor and Industry (H)
     Feb 9-posted in committee
     Feb 15-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
     Feb 16-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 20, 2007; floor amendments (1) (3) (5) (6) (8) (10) and (11) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (2) (4) (7-title) (9) (12) and (13-title) filed
     Feb 21-3rd reading; floor amendments (1) and (6) ruled not germane ; passed 89-10 with Committee Substitute
     Feb 22-received in Senate
     Feb 26-to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
     Mar 2-taken from committee; 1st reading, to Calendar
     Mar 5-2nd reading; returned to Economic Development, Tourism & Labor (S)
     Mar 6-reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) ; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 6, 2007; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
     Mar 7-3rd reading; passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day; floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
     Mar 8-3rd reading; floor amendment (1) withdrawn ; passed 33-1 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
     Mar 9-received in House; posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
     Mar 12-House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title) ; passed 93-5; enrolled, signed by each presiding officer; delivered to Governor
     Mar 22-signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 69)

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