HB691 - Relating to the minimum wage.

      By: Goodwin H.B. No. 691       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the minimum wage.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 62.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as   follows:          Sec. 62.051.  MINIMUM WAGE. Except as provided by Sections   62.052 and [ Section ] 62.057, an employer shall pay to each employee   not less than the greater of:                 (1)  $19 an hour; or                 (2)   the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair   Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206).          SECTION 2.  Section 62.052, Labor Code, is amended to read as   follows:          Sec. 62.052.  TIPPED EMPLOYEES. (a)  [ In determining the   wage of a tipped employee, the amount paid the employee by the   employer is the amount described as paid to a tipped employee under   Section 3(m), Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section   203(m)).          [ (b) ] In this section, "tipped employee" means an employee   engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and   regularly receives more than $20 a month in tips.           (b)     An employer shall pay to each tipped employee not less   than half of the amount outlined in Sec. 63.025. The amount paid to   an employee may not be reduced by a tip credit against the minimum   wage.           (c)     This section may not be construed to allow an employer   to keep any portion of a tipped employee's tips.          SECTION 3.  Section 62.151, Labor Code, is repealed.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.