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Senate approves bill blocking municipal minimum-wage ordinances after contentious debate
Summary
Senate Bill 138 would prevent cities and counties from enacting their own minimum wages or requiring higher minimums for municipal contractors; supporters argued uniformity helps businesses, opponents said it strips local control and living-wage options.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate advanced S.B. 138 on Feb. 13, a bill that prohibits municipalities from establishing local minimum wages or imposing higher minimums on contractors working for local government.
Sponsor Senator Curtis Stevenson argued the measure was intended to create a single statewide standard so employers that operate in multiple jurisdictions can rely on one rule. "This just simply says a third party outside that employer-employee relationship cannot step in and interfere with that relationship," Stevenson said on the Senate floor.
Opponents said…
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