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H0221Introduced in the House

Minimum Wage Requirements

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Introduced by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Died in Commerce Committee

March 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Careers & Workforce Subcommittee · February 4, 2026

11

Yes

5

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Allison Tant9No
Jessica Baker17Yes
Kim Kendall18Yes
Chad Johnson22Absent
Nan Cobb26Yes
Rachel Plakon36Yes
Susan Plasencia37Yes
Doug Bankson39Yes
Leonard Spencer45No
Paula Stark47Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  3. Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Commerce Committee

  5. Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  7. Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda

  8. Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  9. Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  10. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  11. CS Filed

  12. Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  13. Referred to Commerce Committee

  14. Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  15. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  16. Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda

  17. Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  18. Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee

  19. Now in Commerce Committee

  20. Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  21. Died in Commerce Committee

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