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House Bill 278

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Last Action	floor amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute
Title	AN ACT relating to wages.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1134
Sponsors	G. Stumbo, T. Riner, W. Coursey, J. Donohue, C. Miller
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 337.275 to raise the state minimum wage to $8.20 per hour on August 1, 2016, $9.15 per hour on July 1, 2017, and $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2018; amend KRS 337.010 the definition of employees of retail stores and service industries, to increase the applicable threshold of business that applies to from $95,000 to $500,000; amend KRS 337.420 to define "equivalent jobs" as those that are equal under the federal Equal Pay Act, or jobs that are dissimilar but equivalent in skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; amend KRS 337.423 to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of sex, race, or national origin by prohibiting wage differentials for employees who perform equivalent jobs; provide exceptions for wage differentials based on seniority or merit systems, systems that measure wages by quantity or quality of production, and factors other than sex, race, or national origin; amend KRS 337.425 to require the promulgation of administrative regulations to specify criteria for determining jobs that are dominated by employees of a particular sex, race, or national origin, and acceptable methodology for determining equivalent skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions; require that the promulgation occur on or before July 1, 2017; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2018.
Index Headings of Original Version	Effective Dates, Delayed - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin, July 1, 2018 Labor and Industry - State minimum wage, increase Labor and Industry - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Personnel and Employment - State minimum wage, increase Personnel and Employment - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Public Officers and Employees - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Wages and Hours - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination prohibited Wages and Hours - State minimum wage, increase Civil Rights - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination, prohibition Local Mandate - State minimim wage, increase
Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 House Floor Amendment 3 House Floor Amendment 4

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01/20/16	introduced in House
01/21/16	to Labor & Industry (H)
01/25/16	posted in committee
01/28/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/29/16	2nd reading, to Rules
02/01/16	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/04/16	posted in committee
03/08/16	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday March 9, 2016 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2) filed
03/09/16	floor amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Summary	Retain the original provisions except to delete the provisions requiring an increase of the minimum wage after the minimum wage is increased to $8.20, effective August 1, 2016.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Delayed - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin, July 1, 2018 Labor and Industry - State minimum wage, increase Labor and Industry - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Personnel and Employment - State minimum wage, increase Personnel and Employment - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Public Officers and Employees - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Wages and Hours - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination prohibited Wages and Hours - State minimum wage, increase Civil Rights - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination, prohibition Local Mandate - State minimim wage, increase

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Rowland
Summary	Permit an employer to pay the increase of the minimum wage into an employee benefit plan.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Delayed - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin, July 1, 2018 Labor and Industry - State minimum wage, increase Labor and Industry - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Personnel and Employment - State minimum wage, increase Personnel and Employment - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Public Officers and Employees - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Wages and Hours - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination prohibited Wages and Hours - State minimum wage, increase Civil Rights - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination, prohibition Local Mandate - State minimim wage, increase

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	B. Rowland
Summary	Permit an employer to pay the increase of the minimum wage into an employee benefit plan.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Delayed - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin, July 1, 2018 Labor and Industry - State minimum wage, increase Labor and Industry - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Personnel and Employment - State minimum wage, increase Personnel and Employment - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Public Officers and Employees - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Wages and Hours - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination prohibited Wages and Hours - State minimum wage, increase Civil Rights - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination, prohibition Local Mandate - State minimim wage, increase

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	J. Hoover
Summary	Amend KRS 337.275 to begin the increase in minimum wage of $8.20 on July 1, 2018; require the Labor Cabinet to adjust the minimum wage based on the consumer price index on July 1 of each year; delete the references relating Kentucky's minimum wage to the federal minimum wage.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Delayed - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin, July 1, 2018 Labor and Industry - State minimum wage, increase Labor and Industry - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Personnel and Employment - State minimum wage, increase Personnel and Employment - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Public Officers and Employees - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Wages and Hours - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination prohibited Wages and Hours - State minimum wage, increase Civil Rights - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination, prohibition Local Mandate - State minimim wage, increase

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	J. Hoover
Summary	Amend KRS 337.275 to require the Labor Cabinet to adjust the minimum wage based on the consumer price index beginning on July 1 of each year; delete the references relating Kentucky's minimum wage to the federal minimum wage.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Delayed - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin, July 1, 2018 Labor and Industry - State minimum wage, increase Labor and Industry - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Personnel and Employment - State minimum wage, increase Personnel and Employment - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Public Officers and Employees - Wage discrimination, prohibited on basis of sex, race, or national origin Wages and Hours - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination prohibited Wages and Hours - State minimum wage, increase Civil Rights - Sex, race, or national origin, wage discrimination, prohibition Local Mandate - State minimim wage, increase

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