87R2423 KSD-D     By: Turner of Tarrant H.B. No. 1917       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)  $15.00 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  Section 62.151, Labor Code, is repealed.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 September 1, 2021.