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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to employment; repealing ss. 2 and 3 2
of chapter 2024-80, Laws of Florida, which prohibit 3
political subdivisions from maintaining a minimum wage 4
other than a state or federal minimum wage and provide 5
construction, respectively; amending s. 218.077, F.S.; 6
prohibiting political subdivisions from maintaining a 7
minimum wage other than a state or federal minimum 8
wage; prohibiting political subdivisions from 9
controlling, affecting, or awarding preferences based 10
on the wages or employment benefits of entities doing 11
business with the political subdivision; revising and 12
providing applicability; amending s. 450.081, F.S.; 13
revising certain employment restricti ons for specified 14
minors; revising the age at which certain employment 15
restrictions do not apply, except in accordance with 16
federal law; revising the exceptions to certain work 17
restrictions; removing the authority of the Department 18
of Business and Professi onal Regulation to grant a 19
waiver of employment restrictions; providing effective 20
dates. 21
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 23
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Section 1. Sections 2 and 3 of chapter 2024 -80, Laws of 25
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Florida, are repealed. 26
Section 2. Effective September 30, 2025, subsection (2) 27
and paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 218.077, Florida 28
Statutes, are amended to read: 29
218.077 Wage and employment benefits requirements by 30
political subdivisions; restrictions. — 31
(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a 32
political subdivision may not establish, mandate, maintain, or 33
otherwise require an employer to pay a minimum wage, other than 34
a state or federal minimum wage, to apply a state or federal 35
minimum wage to wages exempt from a state or federal minimum 36
wage, or to provide employment benefits not otherwise required 37
by state or federal law. 38
(b) A political subdivision may not through its purchasing 39
or contracting procedures seek to control or affect the wages or 40
employment benefits provided by its vendors, contractors, 41
service providers, or other parties doing business with the 42
political subdivision. 43
(c) A political subdivision may not through the use of 44
evaluation factors, qualification of bidders, or otherwise, 45
award preferences on the basis of wages or employment benefits 46
provided by vendors, contractors, service providers, or other 47
parties doing business with the political subdivision. 48
(3) This section does not: 49
(a) Limit the authority of a political subdivision to 50
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establish a minimum wage other than a state or federal minimum 51
wage or to provide employment benefits not otherwise required 52
under state or federal law: 53
1. For the employees of the political subdivision; or 54
2. For the employees of an employer contracting to provide 55
goods or services for the political subdivision, or for the 56
employees of a subcontractor of such an employer, under the 57
terms of a contract with the political subdivision; or 58
2.3. For the employees of an employer receiving a direct 59
tax abatement or subsidy from the political subdivision, as a 60
condition of the direct tax abatement or subsidy. 61
Section 3. The amendments made by this act to s. 218.077, 62
Florida Statutes, do not impair any contract entered into before 63
September 30, 2025. 64
Section 4. Section 450.081, Florida Statutes, is amended 65
to read: 66
450.081 Hours of work in certain occupations. — 67
(1)(a) Minors 15 years of age or younger may not be 68
employed, permitted, or suffered to work: 69
1. Before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. when school is sc heduled 70
the following day. 71
2. For more than 15 hours in any one week when school is 72
in session. 73
(b) On any school day, minors 15 years of age or younger 74
who are not enrolled in a career education program may not be 75
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gainfully employed for more than 3 ho urs, unless there is no 76
session of school the following day. 77
(c) During holidays and summer vacations, minors 15 years 78
of age or younger may not be employed, permitted, or suffered to 79
work before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m., for more than 8 hours in any 80
one day, or for more than 40 hours in any one week. 81
(2)(a) Minors 16 and 17 years of age may not be employed, 82
permitted, or suffered to work : 83
1. before 6:30 a.m. or after 10 11 p.m. when school is 84
scheduled the following day. 85
2. For more than 8 hours in a ny one day when school is 86
scheduled the following day, except when the day of work is on a 87
holiday or Sunday. 88
3. For more than 30 hours in any one week when school is 89
in session. However, a minor's parent or custodian, or the 90
school superintendent or his or her designee, may waive the 91
limitation imposed in this subparagraph on a form prescribed by 92
the department and provided to the minor's employer. 93
(b) On any school day, minors 16 and 17 years of age who 94
are not enrolled in a career education program m ay not be 95
gainfully employed during school hours. 96
(3) Minors 15 years of age or younger may not be employed, 97
permitted, or suffered to work in any gainful occupation for 98
more than 6 consecutive days in any one week. 99
(4) Minors 15 years of age or younge r may not be employed, 100
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permitted, or suffered to work for more than 4 hours 101
continuously without an interval of at least 30 minutes for a 102
meal period; and for the purposes of this section law, a period 103
of less than 30 minutes is not deemed to interrupt a c ontinuous 104
period of work. Minors 16 and 17 years of age who are employed, 105
permitted, or suffered to work for 8 hours or more in any one 106
day as authorized by this section may not be employed, 107
permitted, or suffered to work for more than 4 hours 108
continuously without an interval of at least 30 minutes for a 109
meal period. 110
(5) Subsections (1) -(4), except in accordance with federal 111
law, do not apply to: 112
(a) Minors 14, 15, 16, and 17 years of age who have 113
graduated from high school or received a high school equ ivalency 114
diploma. 115
(b) Minors who are within the compulsory school attendance 116
age limit and who hold a valid certificate of exemption issued 117
by the school superintendent or his or her designee pursuant to 118
s. 1003.21(3). 119
(c) Minors enrolled in a public an educational institution 120
who qualify on a hardship basis, such as economic necessity or 121
family emergency. The school superintendent or his or her 122
designee shall make such determination and issue a waiver of 123
hours to the minor and the employer. The form an d contents 124
thereof shall be prescribed by the department. 125
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(d) Minors 14, 15, 16, and 17 years of age who are in a 126
home education program or are enrolled in an approved virtual 127
instruction program in which the minor is separated from the 128
teacher by time only. 129
(e) Minors in domestic service in private homes, minors 130
employed by their parents, or pages in the Florida Legislature. 131
(6) The department may grant a waiver of the restrictions 132
imposed by this section pursuant to s. 450.095. 133
(6)(7) The presence of a minor in any place of employment 134
during working hours is prima facie evidence of his or her 135
employment therein. 136
(7)(8) A violation of this section is An employer who 137
requires, schedules, or otherwise causes a minor to be employed, 138
permitted, or suffered to work in violation of this section 139
commits a violation of the law, punishable as provided in s. 140
450.141. 141
Section 5. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 142
act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 143