2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0977: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36, relative to retirement.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, expands the time in which education associations whose employees participate in the retirement system must submit a list of retired members of the retirement system who are assigned to perform functions or duties for the association as an employee of a subsidiary of the association or an independent contractor to the board of trustees by allowing them to submit the list annually or at such other intervals set by the board. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
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

HA0389

Amendment 1-0 to HB0977

4/10/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/15/2025
25
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/14/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/9/2025
21
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
3/19/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/20257.5 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/5/20257.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/7/2025126.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/6/2025111.6 KB