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CS/HB 917: Wage and Employment Benefits

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Yeager ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Garcia

Wage and Employment Benefits; Prohibits political subdivisions from maintaining certain minimum wage; prohibits political subdivisions from controlling, affecting, or awarding preferences related to wages or employment benefits of entities contracting with political subdivision; provides that state minimum wage only applies to individuals who are entitled to receive federal minimum wage under federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/1/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 892 (Ch. 2023-222)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/2023 House • Filed
2/28/2023 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/20/2023 House • Added to Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee agenda
3/22/2023 House • Favorable by Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Reported out of Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
• Now in Appropriations Committee
4/10/2023 House • Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
4/12/2023 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
• Reported out of Appropriations Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
4/13/2023 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
4/23/2023 House • PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
4/24/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
4/25/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/28/2023 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
5/1/2023 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 892 (Ch. 2023-222)