88R1976 RDS-D
 
  By: Cole H.B. No. 2175
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the minimum wage for certain tipped employees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 62.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 62.051.  MINIMUM WAGE.  Except as provided by Sections
  62.052 and [Section] 62.057, an employer shall pay to each employee
  the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair Labor Standards Act
  of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206).
         SECTION 2.  Section 62.052, Labor Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 62.052.  TIPPED EMPLOYEES.  (a) [In determining the
  wage of a tipped employee, the amount paid the employee by the
  employer is the amount described as paid to a tipped employee under
  Section 3(m), Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section
  203(m)).
         [(b)]  In this section, "tipped employee" means an employee
  engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and
  regularly receives more than $20 a month in tips.
         (b)  An employer shall pay to each tipped employee the
  federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair Labor Standards Act of
  1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206(a)(1)). The amount paid to an employee
  may not be reduced by a tip credit against the minimum wage.
         (c)  This section may not be construed to allow an employer
  to keep any portion of a tipped employee's tips.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.