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S.B. 179: Wage Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill amends provisions relating to wages.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires that an employer include information relating to wages and other compensation in a job listing
  • Increases the minimum wage in the state to $20 per hour
  • Provides that the Labor Commission (commission) may not establish a minimum wage that is lower than $20 per hour
  • Requires that the commission adjust the minimum wage for inflation at least once per year
  • Makes technical changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Labor and Employment · Wages

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeNatural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesNatural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
  4. · Senatefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on S.B. 179, dated January 27, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: Restricted Accounts (FN Only) Restricted Accounts (FN Only), One-time Enactment of this legislation could increase the statewide cost of wages and benefits paid to state, higher education, and public education employees by an estimated $8,601,000 one-time in FY 2026, $63,438,000 one-time in FY 2027, and $80,322,000 ongoing beginning in FY 2028, of which approximately $8,120,000 would be from the General Fund and…
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation could increase local government expenditures, in aggregate, for wages and benefits paid to local government employees by an estimated $2,867,000 in FY 2026, $21,146,000 in FY 2027, and $26,774,000 ongoing beginning in FY 2028; actual impacts will vary by locality.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Nate Blouin

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

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Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.