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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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Sections 62.052 and [Section] 62.057, an employer shall pay to each |
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employee not less than the greater of: |
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(1) $10.10 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 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 calendar years. Subsection (a) does |
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not apply in a year to which this subsection applies. Except as |
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provided by Sections 62.052 and 62.057: |
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(1) for the 2018 and 2019 calendar years, an employer |
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shall pay to each employee not less than the greater of: |
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(A) $8.25 an hour; or |
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(B) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, |
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206); and |
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(2) for the 2020 and 2021 calendar years, an employer |
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shall pay to each employee not less than the greater of: |
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(A) $9.25 an hour; or |
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(B) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, |
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Fair 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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2022. |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.052, Labor Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read |
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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 [is] the |
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amount described as paid to a tipped employee under Section 3(m), |
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 203(m)), plus |
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$2.85 an hour. |
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(c) This subsection applies to wages paid by an employer for |
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the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 calendar years. Subsection (a) does |
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not apply in a year to which this subsection applies. In determining |
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the wage of a tipped employee, the amount paid the employee by the |
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employer may not be less than the amount described as paid to a |
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tipped employee under Section 3(m), Fair Labor Standards Act of |
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1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 203(m)), plus: |
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(1) for the 2018 and 2019 calendar years, $1 an hour; |
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and |
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(2) for the 2020 and 2021 calendar years, $2 an hour. |
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(d) Subsection (c) and this subsection expire January 1, |
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2022. |
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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, 2018. |