AZ HB2148

Repeals section 23-362 as originally added by Laws 1997, chapter 51, and amends the version added by Proposition 202 (November 7, 2006) to redefine "wage" to include nonmonetary compensation such as board, lodging, or other facilities.

Allows the Industrial Commission of Arizona to determine the reasonable cost to employers of furnishing employees with board, lodging, or other facilities, which can be counted toward minimum wage obligations.

Permits the commission to calculate fair value of nonmonetary compensation based on average employer costs, average values to employee groups, or other appropriate measures of fair value.

Specifies that commission determinations on nonmonetary compensation must be used instead of actual costs when evaluating whether an employee has been paid minimum wage.

Requires passage by an affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of members in both houses of the legislature, per Arizona Constitution Article IV, Part 1, Section 1.