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TN LEGISLATURE VOTED TODAY ON $20HR MINIMUM WAGE BILL

 A bill that would’ve raised the minimum wage in Tennessee to $20 an hour has failed in the General Assembly.

On Tuesday, the bill, HB 2602, failed in the House’s Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee and Senate Commerce and Labor Committee.

The bill, HB 2602/SB 2646, was introduced by Representative Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville and Senator Sara Kyle, D-Memphis on Jan. 31. It aimed to increase the hourly minimum wage in the state. Tennessee and all surround states, except Georgia, use the Federal minimum wage of $7.25. Georgia’s minimum wage is $5.15hr.

“As introduced, increases the hourly minimum wage to $20.00, or the federal minimum wage established pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, whichever rate is greater,” the bill read.