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

SB 2024: 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.

Enacted 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

SB 2024 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate 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: Reeves. Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Pub. Ch. 617.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
ReevesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Pub. Ch. 617
  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.
  5. Signed by H. Speaker
  6. Enrolled and ready for signatures
  7. Subst. for comp. HB.
  8. Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
  9. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  10. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
  11. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  12. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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