Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, prohibits the commissioner of finance and administration from disbursing moneys from the state treasury to private entities that do not pay their employees a living wage; prohibits state governmental entities from disbursing state funds to private entities that do not pay their employees a living wage; requires state contracts to include language requiring such entities to pay their employees a living wage; defines "living wage" as at least $12.50 per hour worked. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 50 and Title 67.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2020
Last action Mar 17, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Mar 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/17/2020
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/18/2020
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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