Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 1127: Estates - As enacted, removes the cap on the amount of wages or other compensation owed a deceased employee at the time of the employee's death that an employer shall pay directly to the surviving spouse of the decedent or, if there is no surviving spouse, to the surviving children of the decedent as tenants in common. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 31.

In committee Last action April 28, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 194

Plain-language summary

SB 1127 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Estates - As enacted, removes the cap on the amount of wages or other compensation owed a deceased employee at the time of the employee's death that an employer shall pay directly to the surviving spouse of the decedent or, if there is no surviving spouse, to the surviving children of the decedent as tenants in common. - Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 31. Primary sponsor: Paul Rose (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 194.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Paul Rose (Republican).