The Senator says the law would target people considered "hard to hire". Credit: AP FILE- In this Wednesday, June 3, 2020 photo, cashier Rosario Vargas, center, bags groceries for customers at the Presidente Supermarket in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Florida voters decide Tuesday whether to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour over six years, which advocates say will benefit hundreds of thousands of workers in the Sunshine State's service-heavy economy but which opponents say will stifle industry growth. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) Author: Eric Glasser Updated: 2:55 PM EST January 29, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In November, Florida voters approved Amendment 2, incrementally raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next 5 years.