BILL · 1997–98 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5738
SB 5738: Compensation for employment
Prohibiting employers from requiring employees to turn over tips.
Summary
- Employers of "tipped employees" are authorized to count tips as wages in meeting any state minimum wage requirement above $4.90 an hour. A "tipped employee" is defined as an employee who is engaged in an occupation in which he or she customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5738), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedFeb 10, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jim Horn (R-41)
5 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 4 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5738 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5738 (2023–24) LeMay special license plate
- SB 5738 (2021–22) Vehicle licensing options
- SB 5738 (2019–20) Homelessness/postsecondary
- SB 5738 (2017–18) Newspaper B&O tax rate
- SB 5738 (2015–16) Party political committees
- SB 5738 (2013–14) Education improvemnt/funding
- SB 5738 (2011–12) Econ devel. collaboration