Bill Summary

HB 221 Minimum Wage Requirements (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Chamberlin  CS Sponsors: Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
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Summary
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. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
   H Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
   H Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
» H Commerce Committee
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Actions
10/17/25
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Filed
10/28/25
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Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee; Careers & Workforce Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
10/28/25
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Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
01/26/26
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On Committee agenda - Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee, 01/28/26, 9:30 am, 212 K
01/28/26
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Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 6 Nays
01/28/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/29/26
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Now in Careers & Workforce Subcommittee
02/02/26
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On Committee agenda - Careers & Workforce Subcommittee, 02/04/26, 1:30 pm, 17 H
02/04/26
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Favorable by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 5 Nays
02/04/26
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Now in Commerce Committee
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bill text & filed amendments
0221
Filed on 10/17/25
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Amendment 329405
Chamberlin
Filed on 01/26/26
Adopted
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0221C1
Filed on 01/28/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
448.11
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