One Hundred Ninth Legislature - First Session - 2025
Introducer€s Statement of Intent
LB258
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Chairperson: Senator Kathleen Kauth
Committee: Business and Labor
Date of Hearing: February 24, 2025
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The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be
accomplished thereby:
LB 258 would establish an annual fixed rate increase of 1.5% for the minimum wage beginning on January 1,
2027.
Additionally, the bill would 1) establish a minimum wage of $13.50 per hour for youths aged 14 and 15, except
emancipated minors, and 2) amend the 90-day training wage for new employees to apply to those who are at
least sixteen years of age but younger than eighteen at a rate of $13.50 per hour through December 31, 2026,
and a rate of 75% of the minimum wage on and after January 1, 2027.€
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Principal Introducer:________________________________
Senator Jane Raybould
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