Tennessee · 114

HB 1958

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.

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HB 1958 amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 50, Chapter 2, Part 1 to exempt employees paid on a piece-work or commission basis from the requirement that wages be due by the fifth day of the succeeding month. Instead, compensation for these specific employees must be paid by the last day of the succeeding month. The bill also makes certain other changes relative to employee compensation.

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Motion / questionChamberStageRollOutcomeYeaNayOtherDateSource
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026… lower b6b6e57d-a371-4391-9434-9aa4769c0900 fail 0 0 0 Mar 9, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b6b6e57d-a371-4391-9434-9aa4769c0900 CC0-1.0
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1) lower bb4f647f-ba77-41f2-bc3d-37516638b3d2 pass 0 0 0 Mar 9, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb4f647f-ba77-41f2-bc3d-37516638b3d2 CC0-1.0
HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules… lower 79e93ee3-6faf-4575-aa7f-fb9af99bcfb4 pass 0 0 0 Mar 4, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/79e93ee3-6faf-4575-aa7f-fb9af99bcfb4 CC0-1.0
HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to… lower e82cb096-0341-4c41-a036-72f4e9e6252b pass 0 0 0 Feb 18, 2026 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e82cb096-0341-4c41-a036-72f4e9e6252b CC0-1.0