AN ACT relating to wages.

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.

Introduced: January 6, 2026

Last action: January 6, 2026

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This bill would raise Kentucky's minimum wage step by step, up to $15.00 per hour for employers. It would also allow cities and counties to set their own minimum wage rates higher than the state minimum, and it updates the sales volume threshold that determines which retail and service businesses are covered under the state's wage law. Who it may affect: hourly wage workers, employers in retail and service industries, and local governments considering their own wage rules.

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