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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 488
October 12, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives HONG, EMERSON, MYERS,
CABRERA, MOORE OMOKUNDE, RATCLIFF, CONLEY, J. ANDERSON, BARE, SUBECK,
ORTIZ-VELEZ, BALDEH, JOERS, JACOBSON, CLANCY, OHNSTAD, C. ANDERSON,
SINICKI and HAYWOOD, cosponsored by Senators LARSON, CARPENTER, ROYS,
SPREITZER, TAYLOR and HESSELBEIN. Referred to Committee on Jobs, Economy
and Small Business Development.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to repeal 104.01 (7m), 104.035 (3) and 104.045 (1); and to amend
104.035 (1) (b) (intro.), 104.035 (2) (b) (intro.), 104.035 (2m) (a), 104.035 (2m)
(b) (intro.) and 104.045 (title) of the statutes; relating to: elimination of tipped
minimum wage.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill eliminates the separate, tipped minimum wage for all employees.
Generally, under current law, every wage paid by any employer to any employee
must be at least the applicable minimum wage established under the statutes.
However, if an employer of a tipped employee establishes that, when adding the tips
received by the tipped employee in a week to the wages paid to the tipped employee
in that week, the tipped employee receives not less than the applicable minimum
wage (generally $7.25 per hour), the minimum wage that the employer must pay the
tipped employee is $2.33 per hour or, with respect to an employee under 20 years of
age in the first 90 consecutive days of employment with his or her employer
(opportunity employee), $2.13 per hour.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 488
SECTION 1. 104.01 (7m) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 2. 104.035 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
104.035 (1) (b) Allowances for meals and lodging. (intro.) Except as provided
in subs. (2) (b), (2m) (b), and (4) (b) and subject to sub. (3) (b), if an employer furnishes
an employee with meals or lodging in accordance with rules promulgated by the
department under s. 104.045 (2), the employer may deduct the following amounts
from the wages of the employee:
SECTION 3. 104.035 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
104.035 (2) (b) Allowances for meals and lodging. (intro.) Except as provided
in subs. (2m) (b) and (4) (b) and subject to sub. (3) (b), if an employer furnishes a minor
employee with meals or lodging in accordance with rules promulgated by the
department under s. 104.045 (2), the employer may deduct the following amounts
from the wages of the employee:
SECTION 4. 104.035 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
104.035 (2m) (a) Minimum rates. Except as provided in subs. (3) (4) to (8), the
minimum wage for an opportunity employee is $5.90 per hour.
SECTION 5. 104.035 (2m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
104.035 (2m) (b) Allowances for meals and lodging. (intro.) Except as provided
in sub. (4) (b) and subject to sub. (3) (b), if an employer furnishes an opportunity
employee with meals or lodging in accordance with rules promulgated by the
department under s. 104.045 (2), the employer may deduct the following amounts
from the wages of the employee:
SECTION 6. 104.035 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 7. 104.045 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
104.045 (title) Tips, meals Meals, lodging, and hours worked.
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SECTION 8
ASSEMBLY BILL 488
SECTION 8. 104.045 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
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