# Tennessee HB 0805: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 15, relative to investments. Tennessee HB 0805, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 15, relative to investments., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Effective date(s) 04/24/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0805-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0805 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 15, relative to investments. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Effective date(s) 04/24/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (132 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Civil claims limited over pension divestment: cost, low. Tennessee and local governments, including their officers and employees, have civil-liability immunity for actions or failures to act under these divestment rules. The state retirement system, its board members, local pension plans, and their governing bodies also receive this protection. This limi… - Tennessee pension plans must sell China-owned holdings: cost, low. The law requires Tennessee’s state retirement system and local government defined-benefit pension plans to review directly held public securities. Reviews are due January 15, 2026, and every January 15 afterward, covering holdings from the prior December 31. Plans must end investments in companies… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Burkhart - Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/9/2025 | pass | 25 | 1 | | | 2025-03-24 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2025 | pass | 86 | 6 | | | 2025-03-24 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 1 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 4 | 1 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-04-28: Effective date(s) 04/24/2025 - 2025-04-28: Pub. Ch. 289 - 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-16: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-15: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-09: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-09: Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 1, PNV 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-24: Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 6, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-20: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-20: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 (House) - 2025-02-19: Meeting Canceled (House) - 2025-02-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-12: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0289.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0542.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0805.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0289.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0542.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0805.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0805-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).