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

House Bill 2602 failed yesterday in the House’s Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee and Senate Commerce and Labor Committee.

It was introduced by State Representative Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, and Senator Sara Kyle, D-Memphis on January 31. It aimed to increase the hourly minimum wage in the state.

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

Tennessee is one of 20 states that have a minimum wage set at the federal minimum.