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                        IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
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                        Passed House
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                        Passed Senate
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                        Signed into Law
 
                    
                    
                    Minimum Wage Requirements; Provides that employer is not subject to state minimum wage requirements for specified employees; prohibits certain work-based learning opportunities from lasting longer than specified amount of time; 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 in order for waiver to be effective for minor employee; requires employers to pay employee at or above federal minimum wage; provides that employee's waiver to opt out of state minimum wage is only valid for specified timeframe.
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         House • Jun 16, 2025: Died on Second Reading Calendar
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
                        
                        
                        
            Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 541
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
                - Commerce Committeeprimary
 - Careers & Workforce Subcommitteeprimary
 
Votes
                        Actions
            - Jun 16, 2025 | House
- Died on Second Reading Calendar
 
 - May 03, 2025 | House
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
 
 - Apr 09, 2025 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
 - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
 - Added to Second Reading Calendar
 
 - Apr 08, 2025 | House
- Reported out of Commerce Committee
 - Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
 - CS Filed
 
 - Apr 07, 2025 | House
- Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
 
 - Apr 03, 2025 | House
- Added to Commerce Committee agenda
 
 - Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Referred to Commerce Committee
 - Now in Commerce Committee
 - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
 
 - Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
 - Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
 - Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
 - CS Filed
 
 - Mar 21, 2025 | House
- PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
 
 - Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
 - Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
 
 - Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
 
 - Mar 10, 2025 | House
- Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
 
 - Mar 04, 2025 | House
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
 
 - Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
 - Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
 - Referred to Commerce Committee
 - Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
 
 - Feb 11, 2025 | House
- Filed
 
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - H 541 FiledPDF
 - H 541 c1PDF
 - H 541 c2PDF
 - Committee Amendment 658999 (Failed to Adopt 3/13/2025) -- HinsonPDF
 - Committee Amendment 217431 (Failed to Adopt 3/13/2025) -- EskamaniPDF
 - Committee Strike All Amendment 961279 (Failed to Adopt 3/13/2025) -- NixonPDF
 - Committee Amendment 070227 (Adopted without Objection 4/7/2025) -- ChamberlinPDF
 
