HB 541 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Minimum Wage Requirements

Summary

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.

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 541 c1 → H 541 c2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision adds a time limit on work-based learning opportunities (9 months or two semesters) and strengthens protections for minors by requiring parental consent for wage waivers. It also updates the waiver validity period from 12 months to 9 months to align with the new time limit on learning opportunities.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly limits the duration of work-based learning opportunities to 9 months or two full-time semesters, whereas the previous version had no specified time limit.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that work-based learning opportunities cannot last longer than 9 months or two full-time semesters with at least 15 credit hours each.

Changed the waiver validity period from 12 months to 9 months to match the new time limit on work-based learning opportunities.

Added specific requirements for minors, stating that a parent or guardian must sign the waiver on behalf of the minor employee at the minor's request for the waiver to be effective.

Explicitly added language prohibiting employers from coercing employees into opting out of minimum wage requirements.

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Committee

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Commerce Committee

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Commerce Committee agenda

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce Committee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

lower

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