HB 25-1208: Local Governments Tip Offsets for Tipped Employees - Colorado

Rerevised (04/15/2025) → Revised (04/14/2025) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to update the versioning header from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' and includes new text clarifying that local governments cannot count travel time as work time when employees pass through their jurisdiction without stopping for employment purposes, except for refueling or personal errands. This change adds a specific exemption to minimum wage calculations for transit time, protecting commuting time from being classified as compensable work hours.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly exclude certain travel time from minimum wage calculations, creating a new exemption for employees passing through local government jurisdiction without stopping for work purposes.

REQUIREMENT

Added new provision stating local governments cannot include travel time in minimum wage calculations when employees pass through jurisdiction solely for transit between outside points, except for refueling or personal errands.

TECHNICAL

Updated versioning header from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' and modified the amendment adoption language to reflect second reading adoption in the Second House.

PA1 (03/17/2025) → Rerevised (04/15/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was re-revised to include all amendments adopted by the Senate, adding two new co-sponsors and updating committee assignments. The substantive policy content regarding tip offset amounts and local minimum wage requirements appears unchanged from the previous version, with the main differences being procedural updates to reflect Senate adoption.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily procedural (sponsor additions, committee assignments, and version status updates).

TECHNICAL

Added two new co-sponsors (Clifford and Duran) to the House sponsorship list.

Added Senate co-sponsor Daugherty to the Senate sponsorship list.

Updated committee assignments to include Local Government & Housing for the Senate.

Changed document status from 'PREAMENDED' to 'REREVISED' to indicate all amendments have been adopted.

Final Act (05/01/2025) → PA1 (03/17/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was renumbered and reformatted from a final act version to a preliminary committee amendment version. The substantive policy content regarding tip offset amounts and local minimum wage requirements remains unchanged, but the document now includes a bill summary explaining the requirements in plain language and shows the bill is still in committee review rather than awaiting signature.

TECHNICAL

Document renumbered from final act version to preliminary version with committee amendments not yet adopted on second reading

Added bill summary section explaining the tip offset requirements in plain language for public understanding

Removed final act language indicating the bill has been prepared for signatures and Governor action

Added committee sponsorship information showing House and Senate committee assignments

Engrossed (03/18/2025) → Reengrossed (03/19/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 15, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to add new co-sponsors to the House and to remove a provision that would have allowed local governments to set a minimum wage lower than the state minimum by up to $3.02 for tipped employees. This change ensures that local minimum wage laws must still meet the state's baseline protection for tipped workers.

Scope change

The bill now includes additional House co-sponsors and removes a specific allowance for local governments to reduce tipped employee wages below the state minimum by $3.02.

ELIGIBILITY

Added four new House co-sponsors: Clifford, Duran, McCluskie, and Ricks.

REQUIREMENT

Removed language that would have permitted local governments to set a minimum wage for tipped employees as low as the state minimum wage minus $3.02.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect that this is a 'Reengrossed' version with amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, and added a 3rd Reading Unamended stamp.

Introduced (02/11/2025) → Engrossed (03/18/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 15, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to increase the mandatory tip offset amount from a formula-based calculation to a fixed $3.22, and updated the effective dates for when local governments must implement these changes.

Scope change

The scope of the tip offset requirement was narrowed by replacing a complex formula with a fixed dollar amount, simplifying compliance for local governments.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the tip offset calculation from a formula (local minimum wage minus state minimum wage plus constitutional offset) to a fixed amount of $3.22.

TIMELINE

Updated the effective date for the new tip offset requirement from September 1, 2025 to the effective date of the subsection itself, and set a new January 1, 2026 date for when local governments can adjust the offset amount.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified the enforcement language to clarify that local governments cannot set a tip offset that allows tipped employees to earn less than the state minimum wage minus $3.22.

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