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 Section 62.151, Labor Code, is repealed.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