Tennessee Senate Bill 1063 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-03-31 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the commissioner of labor and workforce development to set the state’s minimum hourly wage rate at not less than $10.10 per hour, adjusted annually to reflect inflation in accordance with the consumer price index; establishes a cause of action for employees if employers violate the state’s minimum hourly wage rate; sets the wage rate paid to blind persons employed by the state to the greater of the state minimum hourly wage rate or the federal minimum wage. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 13; Title 39; Title 50; Title 67 and Title 71.

As introduced, requires the commissioner of labor and workforce development to set the state’s minimum hourly wage rate at not less than $10.10 per hour, adjusted annually to reflect inflation in accordance with the consumer price index; establishes a cause of action for employees if employers violate the state’s minimum hourly wage rate; sets the wage rate paid to blind persons employed by the state to the greater of the state minimum hourly wage rate or the federal minimum wage. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 13; Title 39; Title 50; Title 67 and Title 71.

Sen. Lee Harris [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-31	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2015-03-24	Senate	Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/31/2015
2015-03-24	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/30/2015
2015-03-18	Senate	Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/24/2015
2015-02-18	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2015-02-12	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2015-02-12	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1257 (Crossfiled) 2015-03-25 - Failed in s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee of Consumer and Human Resources Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1063&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/SB1063.pdf