Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1959 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1959 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the minimum wage. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1959
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13	13	THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	relating to the minimum wage.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	PART I SECTION 1. Section 387-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) The hourly wage of a tipped employee may be deemed to be increased on account of tips if the employee is paid not less than: (1) 25 cents; (2) 50 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2015; [and] (3) 75 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2016[,]; (4) 50 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2023; and (5) 25 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, below the applicable minimum wage by the employee's employer and the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least 50 cents more than the applicable minimum wage; provided that beginning January 1, 2015, the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least $7.00 more than the applicable minimum wage." PART II SECTION 2. Section 387-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows: 1. By amending the definition of "wage" to read: ""Wage" means (except as the department may provide under section 387-11) legal tender of the United States or checks on banks convertible into cash on demand at full face value thereof and in addition thereto the reasonable cost as determined by the department, to the employer of furnishing an employee with board, lodging, or other facilities if such board, lodging, or other facilities are customarily furnished by such employer to the employer's employees. [Except for the purposes of the last sentence of section 387-2, "wage"] "Wage" shall not include tips or gratuities of any kind." 2. By deleting the definition of "tipped employee". [""Tipped employee" means any employee engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $20 a month in tips."] SECTION 3. Section 387-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§387-2 Minimum wages. [(a)] Except as provided in section 387‑9 and this section, every employer shall pay to each employee employed by the employer, wages at the rate of not less than: (1) $6.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2003; (2) $6.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2006; (3) $7.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2007; (4) $7.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2015; (5) $8.50 per hour beginning January 1, 2016; (6) $9.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2017; and (7) $10.10 per hour beginning January 1, 2018. [(b) The hourly wage of a tipped employee may be deemed to be increased on account of tips if the employee is paid not less than: (1) 25 cents; (2) 50 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2015; and (3) 75 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2016, below the applicable minimum wage by the employee's employer and the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least 50 cents more than the applicable minimum wage; provided that beginning January 1, 2015, the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least $7.00 more than the applicable minimum wage.]" PART III SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2022; provided that part II shall take effect on January 1, 2025. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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51	51	SECTION 1. Section 387-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
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53	53	"(b) The hourly wage of a tipped employee may be deemed to be increased on account of tips if the employee is paid not less than:
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55	55	(1) 25 cents;
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57	57	(2) 50 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2015; [and]
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59	59	(3) 75 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2016[,];
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61	61	(4) 50 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2023; and
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63	63	(5) 25 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024,
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65	65	below the applicable minimum wage by the employee's employer and the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least 50 cents more than the applicable minimum wage; provided that beginning January 1, 2015, the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least $7.00 more than the applicable minimum wage."
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69	69	SECTION 2. Section 387-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
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71	71	1. By amending the definition of "wage" to read:
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73	73	""Wage" means (except as the department may provide under section 387-11) legal tender of the United States or checks on banks convertible into cash on demand at full face value thereof and in addition thereto the reasonable cost as determined by the department, to the employer of furnishing an employee with board, lodging, or other facilities if such board, lodging, or other facilities are customarily furnished by such employer to the employer's employees. [Except for the purposes of the last sentence of section 387-2, "wage"] "Wage" shall not include tips or gratuities of any kind."
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75	75	2. By deleting the definition of "tipped employee".
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77	77	[""Tipped employee" means any employee engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than $20 a month in tips."]
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79	79	SECTION 3. Section 387-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
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81	81	"§387-2 Minimum wages. [(a)] Except as provided in section 387‑9 and this section, every employer shall pay to each employee employed by the employer, wages at the rate of not less than:
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83	83	(1) $6.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2003;
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85	85	(2) $6.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2006;
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87	87	(3) $7.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2007;
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89	89	(4) $7.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2015;
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91	91	(5) $8.50 per hour beginning January 1, 2016;
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93	93	(6) $9.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2017; and
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95	95	(7) $10.10 per hour beginning January 1, 2018.
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97	97	[(b) The hourly wage of a tipped employee may be deemed to be increased on account of tips if the employee is paid not less than:
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101	101	(2) 50 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2015; and
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103	103	(3) 75 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2016,
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105	105	below the applicable minimum wage by the employee's employer and the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least 50 cents more than the applicable minimum wage; provided that beginning January 1, 2015, the combined amount the employee receives from the employee's employer and in tips is at least $7.00 more than the applicable minimum wage.]"
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109	109	SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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111	111	SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2022; provided that part II shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
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125	125	Report Title: Minimum Wage; Tip Credit; Adjustment; Repeal Description: Adjusts the tip credit beginning on 1/1/2023. Repeals the tip credit on 1/1/2025. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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133	133	Minimum Wage; Tip Credit; Adjustment; Repeal
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137	137	Description:
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139	139	Adjusts the tip credit beginning on 1/1/2023. Repeals the tip credit on 1/1/2025.
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147	147	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.