Tennessee House Bill 1844 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Failed on March 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-10 - Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, prohibits the commissioner of finance and administration from disbursing moneys from the state treasury to private entities that do not pay their employees a living wage; prohibits state governmental entities from disbursing state funds to private entities that do not pay their employees a living wage; requires state contracts to include language requiring such entities to pay their employees a living wage; defines "living wage" as at least $12.50 per hour worked. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 50 and Title 67.

As introduced, prohibits the commissioner of finance and administration from disbursing moneys from the state treasury to private entities that do not pay their employees a living wage; prohibits state governmental entities from disbursing state funds to private entities that do not pay their employees a living wage; requires state contracts to include language requiring such entities to pay their employees a living wage; defines "living wage" as at least $12.50 per hour worked. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 50 and Title 67.

Rep. Jason Hodges [D]	Sen. London Lamar [D]	Rep. John Clemmons [D]	Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]
Rep. Joe Towns [D]	Rep. Antonio Parkinson [D]	Rep. Larry Miller [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-10	House	Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Committee
2020-03-04	House	Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
2020-02-18	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Committee
2020-02-12	House	Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/18/2020
2020-01-27	House	Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
2020-01-27	House	P2C, ref. to State Committee
2020-01-23	House	Intro., P1C.
2020-01-22	House	Filed for introduction

SB2400 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-17 - Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1844&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1844.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/HB1844.pdf