Ohio Senate Passes Bill Allowing Public Hospitality Workers to Accept Tips

Original title: Allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities

Last action · June 9, 2026: Referred to General GovernmentSponsors: Steve Wilson and 4 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Official description

To enact section 102.10 of the Revised Code to allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities.

Why it matters

The change alters conflict-of-interest and ethics rules for government-employed hospitality staff, permitting them to retain tips that were previously restricted under state law without reducing their state-mandated minimum wage base.

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.

Directly affected

Public hospitality employees

Public hospitality employees are legally permitted to accept and retain gratuities in addition to their regular compensation and are protected from having those tips counted as a minimum wage credit by their employers.

Directly affected

Public agencies employing hospitality workers

Public employing agencies are prohibited from claiming employee gratuities as a credit toward the minimum wage rate required under state law.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workers are classified as public hospitality employees under this legislation?

They include public employees performing primary duties at publicly owned facilities such as park-camps, swimming pools, golf courses, hotels, theaters, convention centers, marine facilities, and retail or food service operations located within public facilities.

Can a public employer count an employee's tips toward satisfying state minimum wage requirements?

No. The bill explicitly prohibits public agencies from claiming gratuities accepted under this section as a credit toward the minimum wage rate.

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Procedural history

6 actions

Jun 9, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred to General Government
Jun 8, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced
Jun 3, 2026SenateFloor
Passed
May 19, 2026SenateCommittee
Reported - Amended (Workforce Development)
Feb 11, 2026SenateCommittee
Referred to Workforce Development
Nov 25, 2025SenateIntroduced
Introduced

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Comparing As Reported by the Senate Workforce Development Committee → As Passed by the Senate

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sb331_01_RS sb331_02_PS As Reported Passed by the Senate Workforce Development Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session Am. S. B. No. 331 2025-2026 Senators Wilson, Blackshear Cosponsors: Senators Brenner, Cirino, Ingram Ingram, Craig, DeMora, Gavarone, Hicks-Hudson, Huffman, Johnson, Lang, O'Brien, Reineke, Smith, Timken, Wilkin To enact section 102.10 of the Revised Code to allow certain public hospitality employees to accept gratuities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY […]

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