Minor League baseball players exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements provision
This bill modifies Minnesota's employment laws to exempt minor league baseball players from the state's minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. It achieves this by adding a new provision that excludes individuals with contracts to play at the minor league level, provided their wages and working conditions are set by a collective bargaining agreement. The change directly affects professional baseball teams and the players who sign contracts with them in Minnesota. Once enacted, the law will apply immediately to future employment agreements under these specific conditions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 9, 2026
Last action Apr 9, 2026
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1
Apr 9, 2026
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Referred to Labor
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sandy Pappas
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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