HB19-1210 Summary

• Repeals state prohibitions preventing local governments from establishing minimum wage laws that exceed the statewide minimum wage.

• Authorizes cities, towns, counties, and other local governments to enact local minimum wage laws for workers performing four or more hours of work per week within their jurisdiction.

• Local minimum wage laws may include a tip offset matching the state constitutional provision and may adopt local enforcement mechanisms including private rights of action, fines, penalties, liquidated damages, and attorney fees.

• Establishes a cap limiting new local minimum wage adoptions once ten percent of Colorado local governments have enacted such laws, requiring general assembly authorization for additional jurisdictions to participate.

• Creates supplemental payment program for eligible nursing facility providers affected by local minimum wage increases, with the state department establishing application processes and payment schedules subject to available appropriations.