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

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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1958 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Becky Jo Alexander (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 617.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Becky Jo AlexanderPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 617
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/9/2026
  5. Rec. for pass. ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026
  7. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026
  8. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
  9. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/18/2026
  10. P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
  11. Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
  12. Intro., P1C.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source