AN ACT relating to minimum wage exceptions and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 337.010 to amend the definition of "employee" to exempt baseball players who are compensated pursuant to the terms of a contract and a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for wages and working conditions.

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In effect since March 17, 2025

This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill changes state law to clarify that professional baseball players covered by a contract and a collective bargaining agreement are not counted as "employees" under Kentucky's minimum wage rules. In practice, this means those players' pay and working conditions are governed by their contracts and collective bargaining agreement rather than the state minimum wage law. The emergency declaration means the change took effect immediately upon signing. Who it may affect: professional baseball players employed under collective bargaining agreements in Kentucky.

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