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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) $17 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 2024 calendar year. Subsection (a) does not apply in the 2024 |
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calendar year. Except as provided by Section 62.057, an employer |
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shall pay to each employee not less than the greater of: |
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(1) $13.50 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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(c) Subsection (b) and this subsection expire January 1, |
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2025. |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.052(a), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In determining the wage of a tipped employee, the amount |
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paid the employee by the employer may not be less than 50 percent of |
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[is] the amount required by [described as paid to a tipped employee |
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under] Section 62.051 [3(m), Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 |
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U.S.C. Section 203(m))]. |
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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, 2024. |