SB 253
bill tying the Texas minimum wage to the Constitution
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to the minimum wage.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Only if voters approve the amendment. Then January 1, 2028.
The bill rewrites the state minimum wage law so employers must pay the wage set in a section of the Texas Constitution instead of the federal minimum wage. It touches Texas employers and their employees, and it deletes a cross-reference to an existing exception and repeals another existing section of the minimum wage chapter. Nothing changes unless voters approve a separate constitutional amendment from this session that raises the minimum wage and adjusts it each year for inflation; if they do, the new rule starts January 1, 2028.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-SB253 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to the minimum wage.
WHAT IT DOES
Only if voters approve the amendment. Then January 1, 2028.
The bill rewrites the state minimum wage law so employers must pay the wage set in a section of the Texas Constitution instead of the federal minimum wage. It touches Texas employers and their employees, and it deletes a cross-reference to an existing exception and repeals another existing section of the minimum wage chapter. Nothing changes unless voters approve a separate constitutional amendment from this session that raises the minimum wage and adjusts it each year for inflation; if they do, the new rule starts January 1, 2028.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jun 9, 2025 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texas Majority PAC$267,218.00
Texas Majority PAC
$267,218.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $267,218.00
- Total
- $267,218.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 2, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 2, 2025 to Feb 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101018487, 101034436, 101062455.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$80,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$80,000.00
- Cash
- $80,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $80,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Feb 19, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101062455, 101072804.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Majority PAC
$267,218.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $267,218.00
- Total
- $267,218.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 2, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 2, 2025 to Feb 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101018487, 101034436, 101062455.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$80,000.00
- Cash
- $80,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $80,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Feb 19, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101062455, 101072804.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Labor--Wages
MINIMUM WAGE
Text
The text as introduced · 158 words
90R2821 RDS-D By: Rehmet S.B. No. 253 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the minimum wage. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 62.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 62.051. MINIMUM WAGE. An [ Except as provided by Section 62.057, an ] employer shall pay to each employee the minimum wage established under Section 29, Article XVI, Texas Constitution [ federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206) ]. SECTION 2. Section 62.151, Labor Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2028, but only if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 90th Legislature, Regular Session, 2027, establishing an increased minimum wage and an annual adjustment in the minimum wage for inflation is approved by the voters. If that proposed constitutional amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no effect.