House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Business Affairs & Labor

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April 30, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

SB26-160     be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 25, after "(1)(b)" insert "and (2)".

Page 1, Line 2Page 3, line 5, strike "other than" and substitute "or any other thing

Page 1, Line 3that primarily benefits an employee, which does not include".

Page 1, Line 4Page 3, after line 8 insert:

Page 1, Line 5"(2)  Except for a deduction made in accordance with

Page 1, Line 6subsection (1)(a), (1)(a.5), or (1)(d) of this section, nothing in this

Page 1, Line 7section authorizes a deduction below the applicable minimum wage.".

Page 1, Line 8Page 3, line 19, strike "work" and substitute "compensable".