Florida Amendment 2, $15 Minimum Wage Initiative (2020)

Florida Amendment 2, the $15 Minimum Wage Initiative, is on the ballot in Florida as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.[1]

A "yes" vote supports the initiative to increase the state's minimum wage incrementally until reaching $15 per hour in September 2026.

A "no" vote opposes the initiative to increase the state's minimum wage incrementally until reaching $15 in September 2026, thereby keeping the current minimum wage of $8.46 per hour.

Overview

How would Amendment 2 change the minimum wage in Florida?
See also: Ballot language and constitutional changes

Amendment 2 would increase the state minimum wage from $8.56 in 2020 to $15.00 in 2026. Under Amendment 2, the state minimum wage would increase each year as follows:[1]

• $10.00 on September 30, 2021;
• $11.00 on September 30, 2022;
• $12.00 on September 30, 2023;
• $13.00 on September 30, 2024;
• $14.00 on September 30, 2025; and
• $15.00 on September 30, 2026.

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Beginning on September 30, 2027, there would be an annual adjustment to the state minimum wage based on increases to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

Ballot Summary

The ballot summary was as follows:[1]

“Raises minimum wage to $10.00 per hour effective September 30th, 2021. Each September 30th thereafter, minimum wage shall increase by $1.00 per hour until the minimum wage reaches $15.00 per hour on September 30th, 2026. From that point forward, future minimum wage increases shall revert to being adjusted annually for inflation starting September 30th, 2027.[4]”