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IntroducedOct 17, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Florida House Bill
Minimum Wage Requirements; Exempts employer from state minimum wage requirements for specified employees; prohibits certain work-based learning opportunities from lasting longer than specified timeframe; authorizes employees to voluntarily opt out of state minimum wage requirements by signing waiver; prohibits employer from coercing employee into opting out of state minimum wage; provides requirements for waiver to be effective for minor employee; requires employers to pay employee at or above federal minimum wage; requires employee to be paid at or above state minimum wage at expiration of work-based learning opportunity.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 04, 2026: Now in Commerce Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 221
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommitteeprimary

Votes
Actions
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- Now in Commerce Committee
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- CS Filed
- Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Oct 28, 2025 | House
- Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
- Oct 17, 2025 | House
- Filed
