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| 1 | 1 | 85R3185 SMT-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Turner H.B. No. 924 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the minimum wage. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 62.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as | |
| 10 | 10 | follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 62.051. MINIMUM WAGE. Except as provided by Section | |
| 12 | 12 | 62.057, an employer shall pay to each employee not less than the | |
| 13 | 13 | greater of: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) $10.10 an hour; or | |
| 15 | 15 | (2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair | |
| 16 | 16 | Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. Section 62.151, Labor Code, is repealed. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017, but only | |
| 19 | 19 | if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature, | |
| 20 | 20 | Regular Session, 2017, establishing a minimum wage of the greater | |
| 21 | 21 | of $10.10 an hour or the federal minimum wage is approved by the | |
| 22 | 22 | voters. If that proposed constitutional amendment is not approved | |
| 23 | 23 | by the voters, this Act has no effect. |