# Tennessee SB 1670: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66, relative to armed forces.

Tennessee SB 1670, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66, relative to armed forces., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 05/05/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1670
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66, relative to armed forces.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 05/05/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Military
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (185 yes, 29 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 9

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Space Force Families Avoid Vehicle Reregistration: benefit, low. Space Force members stationed in Tennessee do not need to register their vehicles again in Tennessee. Their vehicles must be properly registered in their home state of domicile. The general nonresident registration rule has a 30-day cap, but this military exemption applies while members are station…
- Veteran Definition Recognizes Space Force Service: benefit, low. The amended definition of an honorably discharged veteran includes people honorably discharged from the Space Force. Reserve-component members qualify when honorably discharged after performing active federal service in the U.S. armed forces. This recognition applies where that definition is used;…
- Practice Exemptions Reach Space Force Clinicians: benefit, low. The medical-practice chapter does not apply to commissioned Space Force physicians and surgeons while they perform official duties. Graduate dentists and dental hygienists serving in the Space Force receive the dental-practice exception during official duties. Space Force surgeons also receive a pr…
- Space Force Clinicians Avoid State Registration: benefit, low. Tennessee-licensed healing-art practitioners serving as commissioned Space Force medical corps officers are exempt from the chapter's registration requirement. Tennessee-licensed dentists and dental hygienists serving as commissioned Space Force dental corps officers also receive a registration exe…
- More Interview Access for Military Candidates: benefit, low. When interviews are offered for covered state jobs or promotions, qualifying candidates in the pool must receive an invitation. This includes honorably discharged Space Force members and reserve members who performed active federal service. An interview does not guarantee a job or promotion.
- Duty Weapons Exceptions Include Space Force: benefit, low. Existing weapons-law exceptions now include Space Force personnel carrying out official duties. One exception requires conduct tied to official duty and carried out under military rules. Another applies during actual official duties; its National Guard rule requires line-of-duty action under milita…
- Military Court Definition Includes Space Force: benefit, low. The amended armed-forces definition expressly includes active-duty Space Force officers and enlisted members. It also includes anyone subject to trial by military court under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. That category includes civilians, reservists, and members of other federal agencies wh…
- State Service Definitions Include Space Force: benefit, low. Election-law coverage for armed forces personnel now includes Space Force members, their spouses, and their dependents. Space Force service also counts as uniformed service under the amended education statute. Full-time Space Force duty counts as active military service, and Space Force enlistment…
- Space Force Enlistment Ends State Commissions: cost, low. Enlisting in the regular U.S. Space Force counts as resignation from all commissions held in Tennessee's military forces. This applies to people who hold a Tennessee military commission when they enlist. The law states no compensation change.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 | pass | 70 | 18 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 | pass | 77 | 11 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 05/05/2026
- 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 892
- 2026-05-05: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-21: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 11, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-26: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0892.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1670.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1670.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0892.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1670.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1670.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1670-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).