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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas House Bill 315 raises state minimum wage to $15 an hour
Last action · September 3, 2025: FiledSponsor: Ron Reynolds
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 315 sets the state minimum wage to the greater of $15 per hour or the federal minimum wage, effective September 1, 2025.
Workers earning below the proposed threshold will see a change in their hourly compensation, and employers across the state must adjust pay rates to comply with the new wage floor.
- State minimum wage standards in Texas have historically aligned with the federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour prior to proposed legislative modifications. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Employers must adjust compensation practices to ensure no employee is paid less than the newly established hourly wage floor.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Sep 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Repeal of Existing Labor Code Section
The bill explicitly repeals Section 62.151 of the Texas Labor Code alongside setting the new minimum wage rate.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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