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SB 179UTAHSession 2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Utah SB 179 Raises State Minimum Wage to $20 Per Hour and Mandates Job Listing Wage Transparency

Original title: Wage Amendments

Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsor: Nate Blouin

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What This Bill Proposed

Utah raises its state minimum wage to $20 per hour starting May 6, 2026, requires employers with 15 or more workers to disclose wage ranges and benefits in job listings, and directs the Labor Commission to adjust the minimum wage annually for inflation.

Why it matters

Workers across public and private sectors in Utah gain a $20 hourly baseline and salary transparency in job postings, while employers face new reporting requirements and annual wage adjustments linked to the Consumer Price Index.

Background
  • The Labor Commission oversees labor standards and wage regulations in the state of Utah. context
  • State minimum wage bills modify baseline compensation requirements across public and private employment sectors. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Private and public employees within the state

Employees receive a new state minimum wage floor of $20 per hour and increased pay transparency on job listings.

Directly affected

Employers with at least 15 individuals in the state

Employers must pay the $20 minimum wage and disclose projected wages and benefits on all job listings.

Directly affected

Labor Commission

The commission is required to review minimum wages, ensure they do not drop below statutory floors, and adjust them annually for inflation.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which employers must include wage information in job listings?
Any employer that employs at least 15 individuals in the state must include projected minimum wages, projected maximum wages, and benefits in job listings.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

15 actions
  1. Mar 6, 2026Senate
    Senate/ filed
  2. Mar 6, 2026Senate
    Senate/ strike enacting clause
  3. Mar 4, 2026Senate
    Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
  4. Mar 3, 2026Senate
    Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
  5. Jan 30, 2026Senate
    Senate Comm - Not Considered
  6. Jan 28, 2026SenateCommittee
    Senate/ to standing committee
Show 9 earlier actions
  1. Jan 28, 2026Senate
    Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  2. Jan 27, 2026Released
    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0179
  3. Jan 27, 2026Version Sponsor
    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0179
  4. Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  5. Jan 22, 2026Senate
    Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. Jan 21, 2026Legislative Fiscal Agency
    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0179
  7. Jan 21, 2026Legislative Fiscal Analyst
    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0179
  8. Jan 21, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel
    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  9. Jan 21, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel
    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Sponsors

Nate BlouinSenate · District 13DemocraticPrimary sponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

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policy shift98% confidence

Statewide Minimum Wage Overhaul

The bill replaces older legacy wage minimums with a flat $20 per hour state floor and introduces mandatory job listing disclosures.

Labor CommissionBureau of Labor Statistics

Connected Entities

Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor, Nate Blouin, United States Department of Labor and 2 more
OrganizationDivision of Antidiscrimination and Labor“Division within the Labor Commission”Map →
PersonNate Blouin“Chief Sponsor of SB 179”Map →
OrganizationUnited States Department of Labor“Federal department housing the Bureau of Labor Statistics”Map →
OrganizationBureau of Labor Statistics“Agency within the United States Department of Labor that publishes the Consumer ”Map →
OrganizationLabor Commission“State commission tasked with reviewing and adjusting the minimum wage”Map →

Sources

Open source document

le.utah.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
  • Controversy75
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  • Entertainment10
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  • Buzz65
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