House Staff Analysis: PCS for HB 917, Wage and Employment Benefits
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A House of Representatives staff analysis of the PCS for HB 917, Wage and Employment Benefits, sponsored by the Commerce Committee and dated 4/23/2023. The analysis describes the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, its $7.25 an hour minimum wage and its exemptions, the Florida Constitution's minimum wage provision and the Florida Minimum Wage Act, s. 448.110, F.S. It states that the bill amends the Act so the state minimum wage tracks the federal minimum wage as amended in the FLSA, aligning state exemptions with recent federal amendments such as the one for minor league baseball players. It also states that the bill bars local governments from controlling wages or employment benefits of their vendors and contractors through purchasing and contracting. The fiscal analysis reports no revenue or expenditure impact on state or local government.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STAFF ANALYSIS
BILL #: PCS for HB 917 Wage and Employment Benefits
SPONSOR(S): Commerce Committee
TIED BILLS: IDEN./SIM. BILLS:
REFERENCE ACTION ANALYST STAFF DIRECTOR or
BUDGET/POLICY CHIEF
Orig. Comm.: Commerce Committee Thompson Hamon
SUMMARY ANALYSIS
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides workers with minimum wage, overtime pay, and child
labor protections. The FLSA authorizes the U.S. Secretary of Labor to administer the FLSA provisions,
including workplace inspections, investigations, and enforcement of violations. The current federal minimum
wage rate under the FLSA is $7.25 an hour. Most wage and salary workers are covered by the FLSA. The
FLSA exempts certain employers and employees from the federal minimum wage and overtime requirements,
including minor league baseball players.
Pursuant to the State Constitution, on September 30, 2021, Florida’s minimum wage increased to $10 per
hour. Each year, thereafter, Florida’s minimum wage will increase by $1 until the minimum wage reaches $15
per hour on September 30, 2026. Beginning in 2027, the minimum wage will be adjusted annually for inflation,
as it had from 2005-2021.
The Florida Minimum Wage Act (Act) was enacted in 2005 to implement the minimum wage provisions in the
State Constitution. The Act designates the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) as the state agency
that implements the minimum wage requirements and establishes procedures with respect to enforcement of
violations. The Act specifies that:
Only those individuals entitled to receive the federal minimum wage under the FSLA, and its
implementing regulations, are eligible to receive the state minimum wage.
Federal minimum wage exemptions in the FLSA are considered incorporated into the Act.
Florida’s wage and employment benefits law preempts the establishment of a minimum wage to the state.
Thus, local governments cannot establish a minimum wage for employers in their jurisdiction. Local
governments are also prohibited from requiring an employer to provide employment benefits not required by
state or federal law. However, local governments have limited authority to establish a minimum wage and to
require specific employment benefits for their own employees and those of their vendors or contractors.
The bill amends the Act to clarify that the state minimum wage will track the federal minimum wage, as set
forth and “as amended,” in the FLSA. This aligns Florida’s minimum wage exemptions with recent
amendments to federal exemptions.
The bill amends Florida’s wage and employment benefits law to:
Prohibit local governments from seeking to control or affect the wages or employment benefits, or
awarding preferences on the basis of wages or employment benefits, provided by their vendors,
contractors, service providers, or other parties doing business with the local government through
purchasing and contracting procedures.
Remove the ability of local governments to establish a minimum wage for the employees of an
employer contracting to provide goods or services for the local government, or for the employees of a
subcontractor of such an employer, under the terms of a contract with the local government.
The bill does not appear to have a fiscal impact on state or local government.
The bill is effective upon becoming a law.
This docum ent does not reflect the intent or official position of the bill sponsor or House of Representatives .
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FULL ANALYSIS
I. SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS
A. EFFECT OF PROPOSED CHANGES:
Current Situation
Fair Labor Standards Act
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enacted in 1938, provides covered workers with
minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor protections. 1 In 1938, the FLSA established a minimum
wage of $.25 an hour. The current federal minimum wage rate is $7.25 an hour, which went into effect
July 24, 2009.2 The FLSA applies to employment within any state in the U.S., the District of Columbia
or any territory or possession of the U.S.3
The FLSA covers most private and public sector employees. However, certain employers and
employees are exempt from coverage, including: individuals with disabilities, youth workers, tipped
workers and executive, administrative and professional workers. The FLSA covers businesses if the
business has annual sales of at least $500,000.4 It also covers certain individual employees if such
employee is engaged in interstate commerce.
Regardless of the dollar amount of revenues of a business, the FLSA applies to:5
Governments: Federal, state, or local government agencies.
Hospitals: Hospitals, or institutions primarily engaged in the care of the sick, the aged, or the
mentally ill or disabled who live on the premises. (It does not matter if the hospital or institution
is public or private or is operated for profit or not-for-profit.)
Schools: Pre-schools, elementary or secondary schools or institutions of higher learning (e.g.,
college), or a school for mentally or physically handicapped or gifted children. (It does not
matter if the school or institution is public or private or operated for profit or not-for-profit.)
The FLSA includes several exemptions from the federal minimum wage provisions, including:6
Executive, administrative and professional employees;
o Teachers and academic administrative personnel in elementary and secondary schools,
outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations.
Employees in certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, employees in certain
small newspapers, seamen employed on foreign vessels, employees engaged in fishing
operations, and employees engaged in newspaper delivery;
Farm workers employed by certain employers;
Causal babysitters and persons employed as companions for the elderly or infirm;
Border patrol agents 7; and
1 29 U.S.C. § 201-219 and 29 C.F.R. ch. V.
2 Congressional Research Service, CRS Report R42713, The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): An Overview,
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R42713#:~:text=The%20Fair%20Labor%20Standards%20Act%20(FLSA)%20provides
%20workers%20with%20min imu m,employees%20are%20exempt%20fro m%20coverage, (last visited Mar. 14, 2023). (The main
FLSA provisions and accompanying Department of Labor (DOL) regulations constitute what is commonly known as federal wage and
hour laws and federal child labor law.).
3 Congressional Research Service, CRS Report R42713, The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): An Overview,
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R42713#:~:text=The%20Fair%20Labor%20Standards%20Act%20(FLSA)%20provides
%20workers%20with%20min imu m,employees%20are%20exempt%20fro m%20coverage, (last visited Mar. 14, 2023). (The FLSA
does not apply to employees working in a foreign country even if the employer has its main office in the U.S.).
4 The size of an enterprise is measured by its “annual sales or business done.” Annual sales or business done includ es all business
activities that can be measured in dollars. Thus, retailers are covered by the FLSA if their annual sales are at least $500,000. Owners
of rental properties are covered if they collect at least $500,000 annually in rent. 29 C.F.R.§§779.258-779.259.
5 U.S. Department of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor, https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/whd/flsa/scope/screen10.asp, (last
visited Mar. 15, 2023).
6 29 U.S.C. § 213. (It also includes separate exemptions from overtime pay.)
7 Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014, S.1691, 113th Cong, (2014).
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Baseball players who are compensated pursuant to a contract that provides for a weekly salary
for services performed during the league’s championship season at a rate that is not less than a
weekly salary equal to the minimum wage.
The FLSA was amended in 2014, related to border patrol agents, and again in 2018, to exempt minor
league baseball players who are paid at least $290 per week during the 2018 championship season
from the federal minimum wage rate and overtime pay.8 These two amendments were the only
amendments made to the minimum wage exemptions provisions of the FLSA since Florida passed its
minimum wage law in 2005.9
The FLSA provides that if states enact worker protections, including minimum wage rates, that are
more protective of employees than what is provided by the FLSA, the state law applies. 10
Consequently, no state law may weaken the worker protections in the FLSA. However, state laws that
impose greater worker protections will supersede those in the FLSA.11
Thirty states plus Washington DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands provide a minimum wage
greater than the federal minimum wage. Thirteen states provide a minimum wage that is equal to the
federal minimum wage. Five states have not adopted a minimum wage and two states have a minimum
wage that is below the federal minimum wage.12 For those seven states, the federal minimum wage
applies, but only to those workers covered by the FLSA.
Article X, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution
On November 2, 2004, Floridians voted to amend the Florida Constitution by adding a minimum wage
provision (Section 24) that established the state minimum wage.13 Prior to this date Florida did not have
a law on minimum wage so the FLSA applied for covered workers. Section 24 provides the amount of
the minimum wage and the procedure for calculating increases in the minimum wage. 14
Florida voters again on November 3, 2020, voted to approve a constitutional amendment related to the
state’s minimum wage, Amendment 2, to gradually increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour
by the year 2026.15 Pursuant to the passage of Amendment 2, on September 30, 2021, Florida’s
minimum wage increased to $10 per hour. Each year, thereafter, Florida’s minimum wage will increase
8 See Levi Weaver, On Minor-League Pay, MLB’s Stance Doesn’t Line Up with the Facts, ATHLETIC (Apr. 4, 2018),
https://www.theathletic.com/293189/%202018/04/04/on-minor-league-pay-mlbs-stance-doesnt-line-up-with-the-facts// (last visited
March 1, 2023). (When recounting salary scale per level of minor league baseball, the article notes “federally -recognized poverty line
is $12,140 per year for single-individual households.” According to the article, a not-insignificant percentage of minor league players
are able to subsidize their relatively meager monthly salaries by drawing upon the signing bonuses they received from their MLB
clubs when first entering the professional ranks. These bonuses can range anywhere from $10,000 to several million dollars. “ The top
64 picks [in the MLB draft] last year all received a bonus of over $1,000,000 before taxes, but roughly 40% of players signe d for one-
time bonuses of $10,000 or less.”
9 S. 448.110, F.S., expressly references ss. 213 and 214 of the FLSA, which address minimum wage exemptions and employment
under special certificates, respectively. However, s. 214 has not been amended since 1989. (See Pub. L. 101–157, § 4(d), Nov. 17,
1989, 103 Stat. 941.)
10 29 U.S.C. §218.
11 Congressional Research Service, CRS Report R42713, The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): An Overview, Updated March 2,
2023,
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R42713#:~:text=The%20Fair%20Labor%20Standards%20Act%20(FLSA)%20provides
%20workers%20with%20min imu m,employees%20are%20exempt%20fro m%20coverage, (last visited Mar. 14, 2023).
12 U.S. Department of Labor, Consolidated Minimum Wage Table, https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/mw-consolidated (last visited
Mar. 15, 2023).
13 Art. X, s. 24., Fla. Const.
14 Art. X, s. 24 (c), Fla. Const.
15 U.S. Department of State, Notice of Increase to State of Florida’s Minimum Wage, https://www.state.gov/wp-
content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-29-Notice-FL-M inimu m-Wage-Increase.pdf (last visited Mar. 3, 2023).
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by $1 until the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour on September 30, 2026. 16 Beginning in 2027, the
minimum wage will be adjusted annually for inflation, as it had been done from 2004 - 2021.
Related to minimum wage, the Florida Constitution states, “All working Floridians are entitled to be paid
a minimum wage sufficient to provide a decent and healthy life, that protects their employers from
unfair low wage competition, and that does not force them to rely on taxpayer-funded public services.”17
The Florida Constitution references the FLSA and specifically ties the meaning 18 of certain terms,
“Employer,” “Employee” and “Wage,” to have the meanings established under the FLSA and its
implementing regulations.19 It also indicates that that case law, administrative interpretations, and other
guiding standards developed under the federal FLSA must guide the construction of Florida’s
Constitution related to Section 24 and any implementing statutes or regulations. 20
Florida Minimum Wage Act
The Florida Minimum Wage Act (Act) was enacted in 2005 to implement the minimum wage provisions
in the State Constitution.21 The Act designates the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) as the
state agency that implements the minimum wage requirements, establishes procedures with respect to
civil actions alleging violations, and provides that it is the exclusive remedy under state law for
violations of Section 24.22
The Act provides that effective May 2, 2005, employers are required to pay employees a minimum
wage at an hourly rate of $6.15 for all hours worked in Florida. Only those individuals entitled to receive
the federal minimum wage under the FSLA and its implementing regulations are eligible to receive the
state minimum wage pursuant to the State Constitution and this statute. The provisions of ss. 213 and
214 of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as interpreted by applicable federal regulations and
implemented by the Secretary of Labor, are incorporated by reference.23
The Act requires DEO to calculate an adjusted state minimum wage rate and requires the Department
of Revenue (DOR) and DEO to annually publish the amount of the adjusted state minimum wage and
the effective date on their websites. The Act authorizes persons to file a complaint or inform any person
of his or her potential rights pursuant to Section 24 regarding unpaid wages.24 The Act also authorizes
the Attorney General (AG) to bring a civil action to enforce these provisions. The AG may seek
injunctive relief, and for willful violations, may seek to impose a fine of $1,000 per violation, payable to
the state.25
As it relates to the federal minimum wage and the FLSA, the Act specifies that:26
Only those individuals entitled to receive the federal minimum wage under the FSLA, and its
implementing regulations, are eligible to receive the state minimum wage; and
Provisions related to federal minimum wage exemptions in the FLSA are considered
incorporated in the Act.
16 Department of Economic Opportunity, Florida’s Minimum Wage, https://floridajobs.org/docs/default-source/business-growth-and-
partnerships/for-employers/posters-and-required-notices/2022-minimum-wage/2022-florida-minimu m-wage-
announcement.pdf?sfvrsn=961754b0_2 (last visited Mar. 3, 2023).
17 Art. X, s. 24 (a), Fla. Const.
18 In re Advisory Opinion to the Atty. Gen. re Fla. Minimum Wage Amend., 880 So. 2d 636, 641–42 (Fla. 2004). (“The proposed
amendment does not state that it is adopting the FLSA's definition of the term “employee,” but provides that it is adopting the meaning
of the term “employee,” which is a much broader concept.”)
19 Art. X, s. 24(b), Fla. Const.
20 Art. X, s. 24(f), Fla. Const.
21 Ch. 2005-353, Laws of Fla., codified in s. 448.110, F.S.
22 S. 448.110(10), F.S.
23 S. 448.110(3), F.S.
24 S. 448.110(6), F.S.
25 S. 448.110(7), F.S.
26 S. 448.110(3), F.S.
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Professional Baseball in Florida
Currently, there are 12 minor league baseball teams that are affiliated with Major League Baseball
(MLB) in Florida. There are approximately 500 players currently rostered, employed, and being paid by
the 12 Florida Minor League Baseball teams.27 Additionally, 15 MLB teams conduct major and minor
league spring training in Florida at thirteen different spring training facilities, a decrease from 18 teams
in 2008 and 16 teams in 2009. The Cleveland Indians (previously playing at Winter Haven), Los
Angeles Dodgers (Vero Beach) and Cincinnati Reds (Sarasota) have all moved to Arizona in recent
years.28 Two teams that play in the MLB, the Miami Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays, are permanently
located in Florida.
The main baseball season runs from early April to early October with teams typically playing six days a
week. There are also play-offs which take place at the end of the normal season for the top-ranking
teams. The main season is preceded by spring training which typically starts around the middle of
February. Many of Florida’s baseball parks host other MLB teams every Spring as part of the Grapefruit
League Spring Training season. According to a 2018 economic impact study, the 2018 Florida
Grapefruit League generated an economic impact of approximately $687 million, $348 million in direct
spending, 7,152 jobs, and $253 million in earned wages, for the State of Florida.29
According to the industry, baseball players hours vary widely based on a number of factors, which can
vary. Players often perform extra activities, work longer hours than regularly scheduled, and perform
different activities than their teammates.30 As a result, the MLB has argued that the nature of the sport
stymies conventional attempts at categorizing “work hours.”31
Recently, MLB agreed to pay $185 million to current and former minor league baseball players to settle
a federal class action lawsuit in California alleging violations of minimum wage laws.32 In the lawsuit,
the players sued MLB and the MLB Clubs claiming they failed to pay the players minimum wage and
overtime pay in violation of the FLSA and state wage-and-hour laws in California, Arizona, and Florida.
MLB also agreed to rescind any prohibitions against teams paying wages to minor league players
outside of the season. The MLB also committed to issuing a memorandum advising their clubs to
compensate minor leaguers in compliance with wage-and-hour laws in effect in Arizona and Florida
during spring training, extended spring training, instructional leagues, and the championship season in
those states, including any minimum wage laws that apply.33
The Court held the final approval hearing related to the settlement on February 17, 2023. A late filed
motion to object to the settlement was filed and the Court has taken the motion under consideration. A
ruling is not expected until late March 2023.34
Local Wage Ordinances
27 See Michael Avallone, Then and now: Florida State League, MiLB.com, https://www.milb.com/news/florida-state-league-overview
(last visited Mar. 3, 2023).
28 FloridaReview.co.uk, FLORIDA SPRING TRAINING 2023, https://floridareview.co.uk/florida-events/florida-spring-training (last
visited Mar. 15, 2023).
29 Florida Sports Foundation, 2018 MLB SPRING TRAINING ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, http://playinflorida.com/wp-
content/uploads/2018/08/GFL-IS-Page-by-Page-Booklet-spread.pdf (last visited Mar. 15, 2023).
30 Bleacher Report, Pregame Routines: A Typical Day in the Life of a Professional Baseball Player,
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1061824-pregame -routines-a-typical-day-in-the-life-of-a-professional-baseball-player (last visited
Mar. 15, 2023).
31 Pew Trusts, Baseball Players Press Lawmakers for Minor League Labor Standards, https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-
analysis/blogs/stateline/2022/03/30/baseball-players-press-lawmakers-for-minor-league-labor-standards (last visited Mar. 19, 2023).
32 Aaron Senne et al vs. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball et al ., Civil Case No. 14-cv-00608.
33 NBC News, MLB settles minor league players' wage-and-hour class action suit for $185 million,
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us -news/mlb-settles-minor-league-players-wage-hour-class-action-suit-185-milli-rcna38554 (last
visited Mar. 15, 2023).
34 JND Legal Administration, WELCOME TO THE SENNE V. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL SETTLEMENT
WEBSITE, https://www.baseballplayerwagecase.com/ (last visited Mar. 15, 2023).
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The federal Fair Labor Standards Act does not preempt state laws or municipal ordinances from
establishing a higher minimum wage. See s. 18(a) of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as
amended, 29 U.S.C. s. 218:
No provision of [the Fair Labor Standards Act] or of any order thereunder shall
excuse noncompliance with any Federal or State law or municipal ordinance
establishing a minimum wage higher than the minimum wage established under
[the federal act].
In Florida, the State Constitution authorizes counties to enact ordinances that are not inconsistent with
state law.35 The State Constitution also grants municipalities the power to enact ordinances on any
subject that state law may address, except:36
The subjects of annexation, merger, and exercise of extraterritorial power;
Any subject expressly prohibited by the State Constitution;
Any subject expressly preempted to state or county government by the State Constitution or by
law; or
Any subject preempted to a county under a county charter.
In 2003, the Legislature preempted the establishment of minimum wages to the state. 37 However, a
political subdivision (local government)38 retains the authority to establish a minimum wage other than a
state or federal minimum wage or to provide employment benefits not otherwise required under state or
federal law for:39
Its employees;
The employees of an employer contracting to provide goods or services for the local
government, or for the employees of a subcontractor of such an employer, under the terms of a
contract with the local government; or
The employees of an employer receiving a direct tax abatement or subsidy from the local
governments, as a condition of the direct tax abatement or subsidy.
The law also provides an exception for domestic violence or sexual abuse ordinances, orders, rules, or
policies adopted by a local government.40
The law contains an exception for situations where compliance with the law would prevent a local
government from receiving federal funds. This allows compliance with the Davis-Bacon and related
acts,41 which direct the federal Department of Labor to determine fair wages for contractors and
subcontractors working on public buildings and public works. Florida law only allows non-compliance
with regard to local minimum wage alterations to the extent necessary to allow receipt of federal
funds.42
Additionally, local governments are prohibited from requiring an employer to provide employment
benefits 43 not required by state or federal law.44
35 Section 1(f) and (g), Art. VIII of the State Constitution; see also s. 125.01, F.S.
36 Section 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
37 S. 218.077(2), F.S.
38 “Political subdivision” is defined to mean a county, municipality, department, commission, district, board, or other public b ody,
whether corporate or otherwise, created by or under state law. S. 218.077(1)(f), F.S.
39 S. 218.077(3)(a), F.S.
40 S. 218.077(3)(b), F.S.
41 See, e.g., 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.
42 S. 218.077(4), F.S.
43 “Employment benefits” is defined to mean anything of value that an employee may receive from an employer in addition to wages
and salary. The term includes, but is not limited to, health benefits; disability benefits; death benefits; group accidental death and
dismemberment benefits; paid or unpaid days off for holidays, sick leave, vacation, and personal necessity; retirement benefits; and
profit-sharing benefits. S. 218.077(1)(d), F.S.
44 S. 218.077(2), F.S. Federally authorized and recognized tribal governments, however, are not prohibited from requiring employ ment
benefits for a person employed within a territory over which the tribe has jurisdiction. S. 218.077(5), F.S.
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Recent Court Ruling
In 2016, the city of Miami Beach enacted a local ordinance establishing a minimum hourly wage
significantly exceeding the current Florida minimum wage. The ordinance applied to all employers
operating with the city. The ordinance, which was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2018,
established both a local minimum wage of $10.31 an hour and annual increases to $13.31 an hour
effective January 2021. Subsequently, the ordinance was challenged on the grounds that it was
preempted by Florida’s wage and employment benefits law that preempts the establishment of
minimum wages to the state, and Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals struck down the ordinance.
The court held that the Florida Constitution authorizes the state legislature to preempt municipal
powers by statute. The court also rejected the city’s principal argument that Article X, Section 24 of the
Florida Constitution, raising the state minimum wage, made the statute unconstitutional. In 2018, the
Florida Supreme Court agreed to take up the case.45 However, in 2019, the Florida Supreme Court
issued an order that discharged jurisdiction over the case. As a result, the Third District’s decision
invalidating Miami Beach’s local wage ordinance appears to currently stand.46
Effect of Proposed Changes
The bill amends the Act to incorporate current and future amendments made to the FLSA into the Act,
aligning Florida’s minimum wage exemptions with federal exemptions.
Specifically, the bill:
Deletes an unnecessary date;
Adds “as amended” to the reference to the FLSA; and
Provides that this specific amendment to the Act is intended to “clarify existing law.”
The bill amends Florida’s wage and employment benefits law to address local wage and employment
benefits mandates. Specifically, the bill prohibits political subdivisions or local governments from
seeking to control or affect the wages or employment benefits provided by their vendors, contractors,
service providers, or other parties doing business with the political subdivision:
Through their purchasing or contracting procedures, or
Through the use of evaluation factors, qualification of bidders, or otherwise from awarding
preferences on the basis of wages or employment benefits provided by their vendors,
contractors, service providers, or other parties doing business with the political subdivision.
The bill removes the exception allowing political subdivisions to establish a minimum wage or
employment benefits not otherwise required under state or federal law for the employees of an
employer contracting to provide goods or services for the political subdivision, or for the employees of a
subcontractor of such an employer, under the terms of a contract with the political subdivision.
B. SECTION DIRECTORY:
Section 1: Amends s. 448.110, F.S., relating to state minimum wage; annual wage adjustment;
enforcement.
Section 2: Provides applicability.
Section 3: Provides an effective date of upon becoming law.
II. FISCAL ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT
A. FISCAL IMPACT ON STATE GOVERNMENT:
45 City of Miami Beach v. Florida Retail Federation, Inc., 233 So.3d 1236 at 1238 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017) (declined for review February
5, 2019).
46 JDSUPRA, Can Cities Set a Local Minimum Wage? Florida Supreme Court Says No (Feb. 14, 2019),
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/can-cities-set-a-local-minimu m-wage-67192/ (last visited Apr. 21, 2023).
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1. Revenues:
None.
2. Expenditures:
None.
B. FISCAL IMPACT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
1. Revenues:
None.
2. Expenditures:
None.
C. DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT ON PRIVATE SECTOR:
The bill may have an effect on salaries paid to minor league baseball players.
The bill will no longer allow political subdivisions or local governments to establish a minimum wage
greater than a state or federal minimum wage for their vendors or contractors nor would they be
allowed to require employers that have contracts or subcontracts with a political subdivision to provide
employment benefits not otherwise required under state or federal law. This change may lower
operating costs for these private employers.
D. FISCAL COMMENTS:
None.
III. COMMENTS
A. CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES:
1. Applicability of Municipality/County Mandates Provision:
Not applicable. This bill does not appear to require counties or municipalities to spend funds or take
action requiring the expenditures of funds; reduce the authority that counties or municipalities have
to raise revenues in the aggregate; or reduce the percentage of state tax shared with counties or
municipalities.
2. Other:
None.
B. RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY:
None.
C. DRAFTING ISSUES OR OTHER COMMENTS:
None.
IV. AMENDMENTS/COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE CHANGES
None.
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