Employees, Employers - As enacted, exempts from the requirement that wages earned by employees in private employment are due and payable no later than the fifth day of the succeeding month those employees who are employed on a piece-work or commission basis, and requires that compensation for such employees is due and payable by the last day of the succeeding month; makes certain other changes relative to employee compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 2, Part 1.
1
What it does
Plain-language analysis is being updated.
Use the official record and source text while enrichment finishes.
2
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
3
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
4
More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
2Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Apr 6Comp. became Pub. Ch. 617Latest
Mar 9Comp. SB subst.
Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026. Result: fail.Lower
Mar 5Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
Mar 5H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026
Mar 4Rec. for pass. ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
Vote recorded HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 4Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026
Feb 25Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026
Feb 18Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce CommitteeMinor
Vote recorded HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/18/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 11Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
Feb 4P2C, ref. to Commerce CommitteeMinor
Feb 4Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs SubcommitteeMinor