CS/HB 221: Minimum Wage Requirements
GENERAL BILL by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee ; Chamberlin
Minimum Wage Requirements; 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.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/17/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/28/2025 | House |
• Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/26/2026 | House |
• Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/28/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 1/29/2026 | House |
• Referred to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 2/2/2026 | House |
• Added to Careers & Workforce Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/4/2026 | House |
• Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Reported out of Careers & Workforce Subcommittee • Now in Commerce Committee |
