2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0052: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-8-102; Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 67 and Title 70, Chapter 2, relative to disabled veterans.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, enacts the "Veterans Assistance for Livelihood, Opportunity, and Relief (VALOR) Act," which exempts disabled veterans who have 100 percent permanent and total disability from a service-connected cause from the payment of certain taxes and fees. - Amends TCA Section 5-8-102; Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 67 and Title 70, Chapter 2.

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Bill History

12/23/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0204

Amendment 1-0 to HB0052

3/26/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/26/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
3/11/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(12/23/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Gino Bulso
Gino Bulso
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/29/202511.3 KB
Draft
Bill Text12/23/202411.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/10/2025169.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/8/2025186.0 KB