2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0510: 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

1/30/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Senate
2/25/2025
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
Senate
3/4/2025
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2025
Senate
3/11/2025
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
Senate
3/18/2025
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
Senate
3/25/2025
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025
Senate
3/26/2025
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
Senate
4/1/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
4/4/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0314)
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0316)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate
4/7/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/9/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0088)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Senate

Amendments

SA0314

Amendment 1-0 to SB0510

4/2/2025Not Adopted

SA0316

Amendment 2-0 to SB0510

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/16/2025
93
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/7/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
4/1/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Page Walley
Page Walley
Republican

Documents

Draft
Bill Text1/30/202565.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/4/2025146.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/2025141.1 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis2/20/2025142.0 KB