PCS for HB 917, Wage and Employment Benefits — Commerce Committee (2023)
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PCS for HB 917 (2023) in the Commerce Committee, a bill to be entitled an act relating to wage and employment benefits. The bill amends section 218.077 to prohibit political subdivisions from controlling, affecting, or awarding preferences related to the wages or employment benefits of entities contracting with the political subdivision. It amends section 448.110 to provide that the state minimum wage applies only to individuals who are entitled to receive the federal minimum wage under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended. Section 3 states that the amendments to section 448.110 are intended to clarify existing law, and Section 4 provides that the act takes effect upon becoming a law.
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
PCS for HB 917 2023
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to wage and employment benefits;
3 amending s. 218.077, F.S.; prohibiting political
4 subdivisions from controlling, affecting, or awarding
5 preferences, related to wages or employment benefits
6 of entities contracting with the political
7 subdivision; amending s. 448.110, F.S.; providing that
8 the state minimum wage only applies to individuals who
9 are entitled to receive the federal minimum wage under
10 the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended;
11 providing applicability; providing an effective date.
12
13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
14
15 Section 1. Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection
16 (3) of section 218.077, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
17 218.077 Wage and employment benefits requirements by
18 political subdivisions; restrictions.—
19 (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a
20 political subdivision may not establish, mandate, maintain, or
21 otherwise require an employer to pay a minimum wage, other than
22 a state or federal minimum wage, to apply a state or federal
23 minimum wage to wages exempt from a state or federal minimum
24 wage, or to provide employment benefits not otherwise required
25 by state or federal law. No political subdivision may through
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26 its purchasing or contracting procedures seek to control or
27 affect the wages or employment benefits provided by its vendors,
28 contractors, service providers, or other parties doing business
29 with the political subdivision. A political subdivision shall
30 not through the use of evaluation factors, qualification of
31 bidders, or otherwise award preferences on the basis of wages or
32 employment benefits provided by its vendors, contractors,
33 service providers, or other parties doing business with the
34 political subdivision.
35 (3) This section does not:
36 (a) Limit the authority of a political subdivision to
37 establish a minimum wage other than a state or federal minimum
38 wage or to provide employment benefits not otherwise required
39 under state or federal law:
40 1. For the employees of the political subdivision; or
41 2. For the employees of an employer contracting to provide
42 goods or services for the political subdivision, or for the
43 employees of a subcontractor of such an employer, under the
44 terms of a contract with the political subdivision; or
45 3. For the employees of an employer receiving a direct tax
46 abatement or subsidy from the political subdivision, as a
47 condition of the direct tax abatement or subsidy.
48 Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 448.110, Florida
49 Statutes, is amended to read:
50 448.110 State minimum wage; annual wage adjustment;
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51 enforcement.—
52 (3) Effective May 2, 2005, Employers shall pay employees a
53 minimum wage at an hourly rate of $6.15 for all hours worked in
54 Florida. Only those individuals entitled to receive the federal
55 minimum wage under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act , as
56 amended, and its implementing regulations shall be eligible to
57 receive the state minimum wage pursuant to s. 24, Art. X of the
58 State Constitution and this section. The provisions of ss. 213
59 and 214 of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as interpreted
60 by applicable federal regulations and implemented by the
61 Secretary of Labor, are incorporated herein.
62 Section 3. The amendments to s. 448.110, Florida Statutes,
63 in this act are intended to clarify existing law.
64 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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