Bill To Raise Utah's Minimum Wage To $15 Tabled - KJZZ

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Bill to raise Utah's minimum wage to $15 tabled

by McKenzie Stauffer, KUTV

Mon, March 1st 2021 at 8:46 AM3VIEW ALL PHOTOS

A measure to raise Utah's minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour by 2026 has been tabled by the a House committee. (Photo: KUTV)

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(KUTV) — A measure to raise Utah's minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour by 2026 has been tabled by the a House committee.

House Bill 284, sponsored by Rep. Clare Collard, proposed incrementally increasing Utah's annual minimum wage starting at $12 per hour on or before July 1 and $15 per hour by July 1, 2026.

It would also raise the minimum wage for tipped employees to $5 per hour from $2.13.

“This gives Utah the chance to lead out as a family-friendly state,” Collard is quoted in a news release. “Gradually increasing Utah’s minimum wage over the next few years will boost our economy and give all Utahns the opportunities they need to thrive. It will also bring Utah up to speed with where we need to be in the competitive marketplace.”

Last week, the HouseBusiness and Labor Committee tabled the measure.

Another Utah lawmaker also tried to raise the state's minimum wage with little success.

House Bill 361, sponsored by Rep. Ashlee Matthewswould set a staggered schedule of minimum wage rates that would vary between urban counties and rural counties.

According to a news release, employers location with an urban growth boundary of a metropolitan service would gradually be required to pay employees $10.75 per hour by 2028. Employers within a nonurban county would be required to pay employees at least $9.25 per hour by 2028.

"Nonurban county" means any of the following counties:

• Beaver
• Carbon
• Daggett
• Duchesne
• Emery
• Garfield
• Grand
• Juab
• Kane
• Millard
• Piute
• San Juan
• Sanpete
• Sevier
• Uintah
• Wayne

"Urban growth boundary" means any of the following counties:

• Box Elder
• Cache
• Iron
• Morgan
• Rich
• Wasatch
• Washington

The bill has seen little action during the legislative session and is unlikely to pass by Friday, when the session is scheduled to end.

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