# Tennessee SB 0652: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to retired canines.

Tennessee SB 0652, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to retired canines., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0652
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to retired canines.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Correction, Dept. of
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (134 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Correction workers get retired dog care payments: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Tennessee’s Department of Correction pays eligible active or retired department employees $85 monthly. Employees qualify when a retired dog that served the department is placed in their care and custody. The dog can retire because of age, a service-related injury, or any oth…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 93 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 436
- 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2025-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0395) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0197) (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (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)
- 2025-01-31: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0436.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0393.pdf)
- HA0395: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0395.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0652.pdf)
- SA0197: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0197.pdf)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0436.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0393.pdf)
- [HA0395 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0395.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0652.pdf)
- [SA0197 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0197.pdf)

## Related
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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0652-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).