Florida House · 2026 Regular Session
H0221 — Minimum Wage Requirements
Status: FailedIssues: Economy
Summary
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.
How they voted
Tally: 22-11 (2 other) · 35 total recorded
Voted YES (22)
Brad YeagerYea
Doug BanksonYea
Fiona McFarlandYea
Jennifer Kincart JonssonYea
Jessica BakerYea
Juan PorrasYea
Judson SappYea
Kim KendallYea
Lauren MeloYea
Mike GiallombardoYea
Monique MillerYea
Nan CobbYea
Nathan BoylesYea
Paula StarkYea
Rachel PlakonYea
Richard GentryYea
Susan PlasenciaYea
Tiffany EspositoYea
Toby OverdorfYea
Traci KosterYea
Vanessa OliverYea
Yvette BenarrochYea
Voted NO (11)
Allison TantNay
Angela NixonNay
Anna EskamaniNay
Ashley GanttNay
Bruce AntoneNay
Dan DaleyNay
Leonard SpencerNay
Leonard SpencerNay
Mitch RosenwaldNay
Susan ValdesNay
Yvonne Hayes HinsonNay
Other / Absent (2)
Most recent vote: February 4, 2026
Frequently Asked
- What does H0221 do?
- 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.
- What's the current status of H0221?
- H0221 is currently Failed. We track every roll-call vote.
- How did Pinellas County legislators vote on H0221?
- 35 roll-call votes recorded: 22 yes, 11 no. See full vote breakdown below.
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