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2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature

HB0535: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37, relative to retirement.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, establishes that certain public officials, including members of the general assembly, who take office on or after July 1, 2025, have mandatory membership in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS); allows a retiree to reannuitize retirement benefits in favor of a new spouse beneficiary following cancellation of a former spouse beneficiary due to divorce; makes other revisions to provisions governing the TCRS. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Taken off notice for cal. in Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0088

Amendment 1-0 to HB0535

3/13/2025Not Adopted
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Roll Call Votes

HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/12/2025
23
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
3/5/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/29/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Kirk Haston
Kirk Haston
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Mark White
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text • 1/30/2025 • 65.6 KB
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Draft
Bill Text • 1/29/2025 • 65.6 KB
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Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis • 3/4/2025 • 146.1 KB
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Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note • 2/20/2025 • 141.1 KB
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External Links

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