Minimum wage in Florida will go up again this year to $15 an hour and there it will stay, subject to inflation, thanks to the "Fair Wage" constitutional amendment voters narrowly passed in 2020.
However, a bill that failed in 2025 to reduce minimum wage for some workers is back and moving through the Florida Legislature.
Under HB 221, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Chamberlin, R-Belleview, workers in internship or pre-apprenticeship programs could waive their right to earn the state minimum wage. The bill passed through its first Florida House committee on Jan. 28. A similar Senate bill, SB 1412, from Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, has yet to move out of its first committee.
Chamberlin said he wants to open up more opportunities for young people to get work experience and learn trades.
“This is not cutting the minimum wage in Florida,” Chamberlin told the House Industries and Professional Activities Subcommittee. “It opens up unique opportunities that don’t exist.”
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