2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2084: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 39, Chapter 14 and Title 50, Chapter 2, relative to wages.
Legislative Summary
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.
Bill History
1/24/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/29/2024
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
1/30/2024
Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
House of Representatives
3/19/2024
No Action Taken
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/24/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Justin Jones
Democrat