House Bill 349

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Last Action 01/21/26: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
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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01/13/26
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
01/21/26
  • to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)


Last updated: 1/23/2026 4:17 PM (EST)