Prohibiting deductions for credit card transaction processing fees from employee tips.

 H-1795.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1623

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Obras, Fosse, Ortiz-Self, Parshley, Goodman, Macri, Donaghy, Hill, Stonier, Taylor, Berry, Santos, Peterson, Ramel, Gregerson, Reed, Farivar, Reeves, Bergquist, Kloba, Duerr, Ryu, Simmons, Cortes, Thomas, Street, Davis, and Salahuddin)

READ FIRST TIME 02/28/25.

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting deductions for credit card transaction processing fees from employee tips; amending RCW 49.46.020 ; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 49.46.020 and 2019 c 236 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) Beginning January 1, 2017, and until January 1, 2018, every employer shall pay to each of his or her employees who has reached the age of (( eighteen )) 18 years wages at a rate of not less than (( eleven dollars )) $11 per hour.