Kentucky House of Representatives bill in Session 26RS.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 21, 2026.
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 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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-21 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-21 | Latest Action | 01/21/26: to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) |