| Last Action | 01/21/26: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to wages. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 1655 |
| Sponsors | P. Stevenson, B. Chester-Burton |
| Summary of Original Version | 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 incrementally raise minimum wage of hourly and tipped employees and require adherence to any future federal increase in excess of the new state wage rates; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Charter County Government - Minimum wage, authority to establish Cities - Minimum wage, authority to establish Consolidated Local Governments - Minimum wage, authority to establish Counties - Minimum wage, authority to establish Labor And Industry - State minimum wage, increase Local Government - Minimum wage, authority to establish Local Mandate - State minimum wage, increase Local Mandate - Minimum wage, authority to establish Personnel And Employment - State minimum wage, increase Unified Local Governments - Minimum wage, authority to establish Wages And Hours - State minimum wage, increase Workforce - State minimum wage, increase |
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Last updated: 1/23/2026 4:17 PM (EST)