Local Governments Tip Offsets for Tipped Employees
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2025 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning increasing the amount of the tip offset associated with a local government's minimum wage, and, in connection therewith, requiring a local government that enacts a local minimum wage that exceeds the state minimum wage to satisfy certain requirements in determining the amount of the tip offset associated with the local government's minimum wage.
Bill Summary:
Colorado law allows a local government to establish local minimum wages in excess of the statewide minimum wage established in the state constitution. A local government that enacts a minimum wage must provide a tip offset for tipped employees in an amount equal to the tip offset amount described in the state constitution, which is $3.02.
The act states that on and after January 1, 2026, a local government that has enacted a code or an ordinance imposing a minimum wage that exceeds the state minimum wage may increase the amount of the tip offset associated with the local minimum wage; except that a local government shall not impose a tip offset in an amount that allows a tipped employee to earn less than the state minimum wage minus $3.02.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Prime Sponsors
Representative
Steven Woodrow
Representative
Alex Valdez
Senator
Judy Amabile
Senator
Lindsey Daugherty
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Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 03/17/2025 | PA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 25-1208 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.018 (Attachment I). | The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 25-1208, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 25-1208 to the Committee on Finance. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/15/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
21
AYE
13
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/19/2025 | Third Reading | BILL |
44
AYE
20
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/14/2025 | L.018 | HOU Finance | Passed [*] |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 06/03/2025 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 05/02/2025 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/01/2025 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/01/2025 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 04/15/2025 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/14/2025 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/25/2025 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing |
| 03/19/2025 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/18/2025 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 03/14/2025 | House | House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 03/03/2025 | House | House Committee on Finance Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only |
| 02/20/2025 | House | House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to Finance |
| 02/11/2025 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor |
Prime Sponsor
Sponsor
| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01/2025 | 397 | Local Govs Tip Offsets for Tipped Employees |