HB0144 • 2020

Minimum wage.

AN ACT relating to labor and employment; increasing the minimum hourly wage as specified; establishing a state minimum hourly wage; authorizing boards of county commissioners to establish a higher local minimum hourly wage; repealing the minimum hourly wage exception for youth; and providing for an effective date.

Labor

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Yin
Last action: 2020-02-14
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about federal standards or rates beyond referencing the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Minimum wage

The bill proposes to increase the minimum hourly wage in Wyoming and allow counties to set higher local rates.

What This Bill Does

Establishes a state minimum hourly wage at the rate prescribed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
Allows county boards to create a higher minimum wage within their boundaries if they choose to do so.
Repeals an exception that allowed employers to pay youth workers less than the standard minimum wage.

Who It Names or Affects

Employers who must follow the new state and potentially local minimum wage laws.
Employees who will receive a higher minimum wage, unless they are exempt under federal law.

Terms To Know

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938: A U.S. labor law that sets standards for wages and overtime pay, among other provisions.
County commissioners: Elected officials who manage county government operations and can make local laws.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
It does not specify how much higher a county's minimum wage could be set beyond the federal rate.
Since the bill did not pass, the effective date of July 1, 2020, is no longer relevant.

Bill History

2020-02-14 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction Vote
2020-02-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0498
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0498
Introduced
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0144

Minimum wage.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Yin and Senator(s) Gierau

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to labor and employment; increasing the minimum hourly wage as specified; establishing a state minimum hourly wage; authorizing boards of county commissioners to establish a higher local minimum hourly wage; repealing the minimum hourly wage exception for youth; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 27
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4
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202(a) and by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

27
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4
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202.

Minimum wage rates.

(a)

Every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees
wages at a rate
a minimum wage
of not less than
five dollars and fifteen cents ($5.15) per hour
the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)
.

(d)

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a board of county commissioners may by resolution establish and enforce within the boundaries of the county a minimum hourly wage that exceeds the wage provided for in subsection (a) of this section.

A minimum hourly wage established pursuant to this subsection shall not apply to any area within the boundaries of an incorporated city or town if the city or town enacts an ordinance providing that the county resolution will not apply to the city or town.

Section 2.

W.S. 27
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4
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202(c) is repealed.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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(END)

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