SB 676 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Minimum Wage Requirements

Summary

Minimum Wage Requirements; Providing an exception to the requirement that an employee be paid the state minimum wage; providing that an employer is not subject to certain minimum wage requirements for specified employees; authorizing employees to opt out of the minimum wage requirements in a specified manner; requiring that the parent or guardian of an employee who is younger than 18 years of age sign such waiver on behalf of the employee, etc.

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 676 c1 → S 676 c2 · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill version (c2) adds a critical clarification to the minimum wage waiver provision by explicitly excluding federal Fair Labor Standards Act regulations regarding voluntary wage waivers from applying to this state law. This change ensures that Florida's specific waiver requirements for work-based learning opportunities are not overridden by federal rules, giving the state more control over how employees can voluntarily opt out of minimum wage requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on minimum wage requirements for work-based learning opportunities, but the legal framework for waivers has been modified to prevent federal regulations from superseding state provisions.

REQUIREMENT

Added language in subsection (3)(a) to explicitly exclude federal Fair Labor Standards Act regulations and interpretations regarding voluntary wage waivers from applying to this state minimum wage provision, ensuring state waiver requirements take precedence.

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Committee

Apr 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/21/25, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed

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Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/10/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors