KY HB 349
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to wages.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KY HB 349 pass?
No. KY HB 349 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-21): to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
What is KY HB 349 about?
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.
Who sponsors KY HB 349?
B. Chester-Burton, P. Stevenson are the primary sponsors of KY HB 349.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-01-21 — to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- B. Chester-Burtonprimary
- P. Stevensonprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-21
to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-13
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-01-13
introduced in House
introduction
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Votes
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Related bills
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