Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB604 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 604 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE TIP CREDIT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 604
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13	13	THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	RELATING TO THE TIP CREDIT.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. Section 387-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§387-2 Minimum wages[.]; tip credit. (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; (7) $10.10 per hour beginning January 1, 2018; (8) $12.00 per hour beginning October 1, 2022; (9) $14.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2024; (10) $16.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2026; and (11) $18.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2028. (b) The hourly wage of a tipped employee may be deemed to be increased on account of tips if the employee is paid [no] not less than: (1) 25 cents; (2) 50 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2015; (3) 75 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2016; (4) $1.00 per hour beginning October 1, 2022; and (5) [$1.25 per hour] An amount calculated pursuant to subsection (c) for each year beginning January 1, [2024;] 2026, [and (6) $1.50 per hour beginning January 1, 2028,] 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. (c) Beginning January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the department shall calculate an adjusted tip credit amount to be effective on the following January 1. The adjusted tip credit amount shall be calculated by adjusting the effective tip credit amount to be equal to twenty per cent of the effective minimum wage as determined pursuant to subsection (a)." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. Section 387-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
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51	51	"§387-2 Minimum wages[.]; tip credit. (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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53	53	(1) $6.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2003;
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55	55	(2) $6.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2006;
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57	57	(3) $7.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2007;
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59	59	(4) $7.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2015;
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61	61	(5) $8.50 per hour beginning January 1, 2016;
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63	63	(6) $9.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2017;
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65	65	(7) $10.10 per hour beginning January 1, 2018;
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67	67	(8) $12.00 per hour beginning October 1, 2022;
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69	69	(9) $14.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2024;
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71	71	(10) $16.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2026; and
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73	73	(11) $18.00 per hour beginning January 1, 2028.
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75	75	(b) The hourly wage of a tipped employee may be deemed to be increased on account of tips if the employee is paid [no] not less than:
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77	77	(1) 25 cents;
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79	79	(2) 50 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2015;
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81	81	(3) 75 cents per hour beginning January 1, 2016;
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83	83	(4) $1.00 per hour beginning October 1, 2022; and
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85	85	(5) [$1.25 per hour] An amount calculated pursuant to subsection (c) for each year beginning January 1, [2024;] 2026, [and
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87	87	(6) $1.50 per hour beginning January 1, 2028,]
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89	89	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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91	91	(c) Beginning January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the department shall calculate an adjusted tip credit amount to be effective on the following January 1. The adjusted tip credit amount shall be calculated by adjusting the effective tip credit amount to be equal to twenty per cent of the effective minimum wage as determined pursuant to subsection (a)."
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93	93	SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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95	95	SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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109	109	Report Title: DLIR; Tip Credit; Minimum Wage; Employment Description: Beginning 1/1/2026, increases the tip credit to be twenty per cent of the minimum wage and requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually calculate an adjusted tip credit amount. 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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119	119	DLIR; Tip Credit; Minimum Wage; Employment
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125	125	Beginning 1/1/2026, increases the tip credit to be twenty per cent of the minimum wage and requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to annually calculate an adjusted tip credit amount.
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133	133	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.