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  89R12335 DNC-D     By: Bryant H.B. No. 5163       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the minimum wage and a requirement for a biennial study   and report on the living wage in this state.          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 Section   62.057, an employer shall pay to each employee not less than the   greater of:                 (1)  $15 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.  Subchapter B, Chapter 62, Labor Code, is amended   by adding Section 62.058 to read as follows:           Sec.   62.058.     BIENNIAL STUDY AND REPORT ON STATE LIVING   WAGE. (a)   In this section, "consumer price index"   means the   Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers   (CPI-W), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United   States Department of Labor.           (b)     Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year,   the commission shall conduct a study and deliver a report to the   legislature on the living wage in this state.   In conducting the   study, the commission shall seek to determine what wage rate is   required to meet minimum standards of living throughout this state,   classified on the basis of county or region.   In making that   determination, the commission shall consider factors such as the   consumer price index and the cost of daily necessities in each   county or region.           (c)     In its report, the commission must include information   from the preceding two-year period for each county or region   regarding:                 (1)     the number of jobs created that pay at least the   minimum wage;                 (2)     the effect of the consumer price index on the   purchasing power of individuals and families;                 (3)     the cost of daily necessities, such as housing,   clothing, food, health care, and child care;                 (4)  the number of small businesses created and closed;                 (5)     housing affordability for individuals and   families relying on the minimum wage; and                 (6)     the feasibility of obtaining health care coverage   when working in a job paying the minimum wage.           (d)     The commission may consult with other state agencies as   necessary to conduct the study under this section.            SECTION 3.  Section 62.151, Labor Code, is repealed.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.