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Commerce and Labor committee reviews sub-bill to end subminimum-wage authorization while preserving Medicaid and choice for people with disabilities

Committee of Commerce and Labor · February 18, 2026
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Summary

At a Committee of Commerce and Labor meeting, a sub-bill to end authorization for subminimum wages was explained as preserving individuals’ employment choices and Medicaid reimbursement; the committee received written proponent testimony on a separate bill, HB150.

Unidentified Speaker (Speaker 1) opened the Committee of Commerce and Labor meeting, called for the Pledge of Allegiance and approved the previous meeting minutes before bringing forward a sub-bill read in the transcript as 'House Bill 2 25' for its fourth hearing.

A committee member identified in the transcript as Unidentified Speaker (Speaker 2) described the sub-bill as clarifying rules for people currently participating in subminimum-wage programs and as ensuring that ‘‘the ending sub minimum wage authorization does…

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