HB349
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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: January 13, 2026
Last action: January 21, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would raise the minimum wage for hourly and tipped workers in Kentucky in incremental steps and require the state to follow any future federal minimum wage increases that go higher. It would also allow cities and counties to set their own higher minimum wages if they choose. Additionally, it updates the sales threshold that determines which retail and service businesses are covered under state wage law, raising it from $95,000 to $500,000 in average annual gross sales. Who it may affect: hourly workers, tipped employees such as restaurant servers, employers in retail and service industries, and local governments considering minimum wage ordinances.
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