# Tennessee SB 0362: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47 and Title 58, relative to veteran benefits. Tennessee SB 0362, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47 and Title 58, relative to veteran benefits., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0362-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0362 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47 and Title 58, relative to veteran benefits. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Veterans - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (220 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fee limits protect veterans seeking benefits: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee limits fees for covered help with federal or Tennessee veterans’ benefit claims. Payment includes money, things of value, or other economic benefits. Providers must have a written fee agreement before giving services. Fees must depend solely on an increase in award… - Stronger safeguards for veterans using claim helpers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered veterans’ benefit helpers cannot guarantee claim success or any specific benefit or amount. Paid providers must give prospective clients a written notice at the outset, before a service agreement. It explains that the business is not sponsored by or affiliated with t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Johnson - Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bo Watson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2025 | pass | 92 | 1 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 | pass | 89 | 3 | | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/3/2025 | pass | 30 | 1 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 223 - 2025-04-21: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-09: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 2 (House) - 2025-04-07: Am. reconsidered, withdrawn. (House) - 2025-04-07: Motion to reconsider adopted. (House) - 2025-04-07: Motion to lift from table adopted. (House) - 2025-04-03: H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/7/2025 (House) - 2025-04-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate refused to concur in amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/3/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 3, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-03-31: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0191) (House) - 2025-03-31: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-03-06: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0012) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - HA0191 (Substitute), 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0191.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0223.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0342.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0362.pdf) - SA0012: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0012.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: 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… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2631: 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,… (failed) ## Sources - [HA0191 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0191.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0223.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0342.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0362.pdf) - [SA0012 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0012.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026) - [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-SB0362-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).