Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 221
Session 2026
Minimum Wage Requirements
Active
Active
Failed in House on Mar 13, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
First Action
Oct 17, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
221
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Primary
Republican
Primary
House Votes (0)
House votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
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.
Documents (4)
Bill Analysis -- Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/28/2026 6:19 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Careers & Workforce Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (2/4/2026 5:11 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/24/2026 6:20 PM)
03/13/2026
House
Died in Commerce Committee
02/24/2026
House
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
02/04/2026
House
Now in Commerce Committee
02/04/2026
House
Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
02/04/2026
House
Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
02/02/2026
House
Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda
01/29/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
01/29/2026
House
Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
01/29/2026
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
01/29/2026
House
Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
01/28/2026
House
CS Filed
01/28/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
01/28/2026
House
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
01/28/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
01/26/2026
House
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
10/28/2025
House
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
10/28/2025
House
Referred to Commerce Committee
10/28/2025
House
Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
10/28/2025
House
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
10/17/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Nov 4, 2025 10:24:05 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:04 PM