Tennessee Senate Bill 1982 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-29 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, specifies that a person commits the offense of wage theft who, acting as an employer, hires an employee and intentionally does not pay the employee for the services the employee provides, at the minimum wage rate required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, this state's law, or the employment agreement between the employer and employee, whichever is greater, and at the interval required by those laws or agreement, whichever is more frequent. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 39, Chapter 14 and Title 50, Chapter 2.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 39, Chapter 14 and Title 50, Chapter 2, relative to wages.

Sen. London Lamar [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-29	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2024-01-25	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2024-01-24	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2084 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-19 - No Action Taken

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1982&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1982.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB2084.pdf