Florida Senate - 2015 SB 114 By Senator Bullard 39-00172-15 2015114__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the state minimum wage; amending s. 3 448.110, F.S.; increasing the state minimum wage; 4 prohibiting an employer from paying an employee at a 5 rate less than the state minimum wage; deleting the 6 requirement that only individuals entitled to receive 7 the federal minimum wage are eligible to receive the 8 state minimum wage; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 448.110, Florida 13 Statutes, is amended to read: 14 448.110 State minimum wage; annual wage adjustment; 15 enforcement.— 16 (3) Effective May 2, 2005 , Employers shall pay employees a 17 minimum wage at an hourly rate of $10.10 $6.15 for all hours 18 worked in this state Florida . An employer may not pay an 19 employee at a rate less than the state minimum wage Only those 20 individuals entitled to receive the federal minimum wage under 21 the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and its implementing 22 regulations shall be eligible to receive the state minimum wage 23 pursuant to s. 24, Art. X of the State Constitution and this 24 section . The provisions of ss. 213 and 214 of the federal Fair 25 Labor Standards Act, as interpreted by applicable federal 26 regulations and implemented by the Secretary of Labor, are 27 incorporated herein. 28 Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.