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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the minimum wage. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 62.051. MINIMUM WAGE. Except as provided by Section |
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62.057, an employer shall pay to each employee not less than the |
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greater of: |
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(1) $10.10 an hour; or |
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(2) the federal minimum wage under Section 6, Fair |
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Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206). |
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SECTION 2. Section 62.151, Labor Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |