Bill Text: TX HB856 | 2027-2028 | 90th Legislature Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the minimum wage.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-11-09 - Filed [HB856 Detail]
Download: Texas-2027-HB856-Introduced.html
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| By: Anchía | H.B. No. 856 | |
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| relating to the minimum wage. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 62.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| Sec. 62.051. MINIMUM WAGE. Except as provided by Section | ||
| 62.057, an employer shall pay to each employee not less than the | ||
| greater of: | ||
| (1) $15 an hour; or | ||
| (2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair | ||
| Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 62.151, Labor Code, is repealed. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027. | ||
