State Employees - As enacted, requires the pay period for state employees be no less than twice per month as determined by the commissioner of finance and administration; removes the requirement that the pay period be semimonthly. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 23, Part 2.

SB 1278 changes Tennessee state employee pay schedules by requiring pay periods to occur "no less than twice per month," replacing the previous requirement for semimonthly pay. This directly affects all state employees by allowing the commissioner of finance and administration to set specific pay dates (as long as payments occur at least twice monthly). The bill removes the fixed "semimonthly" requirement from state law, granting the commissioner flexibility to determine the exact pay schedule. The law took effect upon enactment (Public Chapter 82) and applies to all state employees covered under Title 8, Chapter 23, Part 2 of Tennessee Code.