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KS HB2018

Increasing the minimum wage to $17.25 over 10 years.


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Introduced
01/11/2021
In Committee
01/11/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/23/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT concerning labor and employment; relating to increasing the minimum wage; amending K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 44-1203 and repealing the existing section. 5

AI Summary

This bill proposes to gradually increase the minimum wage in Kansas from the current $7.25 per hour to $17.25 per hour over a 10-year period, with annual increases of $1 per hour until 2031 and thereafter annual increases of 1.5%. The bill also increases the minimum wage for tipped employees from the current $2.13 per hour to a sliding scale starting at $3.13 per hour in 2022 and reaching $12.13 per hour by 2031, with subsequent annual increases of 1.5%. The bill amends the existing Kansas Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Law and repeals the current version of that law.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

House Died in Committee (on 05/23/2022)

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