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SB0423 • 2026

Employees, Employers

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 62, relative to employers.

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Sponsor
Reeves, Alexander
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how this change might impact different types of businesses or employees.

Increasing Notice Postings for Employers

This bill changes Tennessee's laws to require employers to post pay day information in three noticeable places instead of two.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law so that employers must put up notices about their regular payday in at least three easy-to-see spots, not just two.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employers who must post information about paydays in their workplaces.

Terms To Know

conspicuous places
Areas where people can easily see and read posted notices, like near entrances or common work areas.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what the three conspicuous places must be.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect small businesses differently from larger ones.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 438
By Alexander

SENATE BILL 423
By Reeves

SB0423
002092
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 39; Title 49;
Title 50 and Title 62, relative to employers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-2-103(d), is amended by deleting
"two (2) conspicuous places" and substituting "three (3) conspicuous places".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.