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Committee debate on agricultural minimum wage ends with failed amendment; housing and exemptions remain unresolved
Summary
Members debated H43 (minimum‑wage and fair‑labor provisions for agricultural workers). An amendment to alter the bill failed on a committee roll call after lengthy discussion about farm economics, housing allowances, and historical exemptions for agriculture.
The committee took up H43, a bill that retains a minimum‑wage provision for agricultural workers and asks the labor department to report on housing‑deduction recommendations. Members debated the bill’s effect on small farms, dairy operations and housing practices and ultimately rejected a proposed amendment.
Chair summarized that the bill had been pared down after feedback: overtime…
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