AN ACT relating to wages.
Summary
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 for employers to $15.00 an hour; include anti-preemption language permitting local governments to establish minimum wage ordinances in excess of the state minimum wage.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Last action Jan 6, 2026
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2
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Committee
1
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 6, 2026
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introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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