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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2554 raises minimum wage retail exemption threshold to $11.1 million and adds annual inflation adjustments
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsor: Scott Miller
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2554 raises the annual threshold exempting retail or service businesses from state minimum wage requirements from five hundred thousand dollars to eleven million one hundred thousand dollars, and requires annual inflation adjustments starting in the 2028 calendar year.
Changes which retail and service workers are covered by state minimum wage rules based on their employer's annual sales volume, and alters how that sales threshold is updated over time.
- House Bill 2554 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Missouri General Assembly by Representative Scott Miller. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
retail or service businesses
Businesses with annual gross sales below eleven million one hundred thousand dollars become exempt from state minimum wage rules.
retail and service employees
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which retail or service businesses are exempt from minimum wage requirements under this bill?
How will the exemption threshold change in future years?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 22, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Substantial Increase in Business Exemption Cap
The bill increases the minimum wage exemption threshold for retail and service businesses from $500,000 to $11.1 million, introducing automated annual inflation indexing starting in 2028.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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