Tennessee House Bill 2277 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 9 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-09 - Failed in s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee of Consumer and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [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.

Rep. Johnnie Turner [D]

2016-03-09 - House - CONSUMER AND HUMAN RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee of Consumer and Human Resources Committee (Y: 2 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-09	House	Failed in s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee of Consumer and Human Resources Committee
2016-03-02	House	Placed on s/c cal Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee for 3/9/2016
2016-01-27	House	Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee
2016-01-27	House	P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee--Government Operations for review
2016-01-25	House	P1C.
2016-01-21	House	Intro.
2016-01-21	House	Filed for intro.

SB2046 (Crossfiled) 2016-03-15 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2277&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HB2277.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2277&ga=109