# Tennessee SB 1888: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 46, Chapter 6, relative to state veterans' cemeteries.

Tennessee SB 1888, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 46, Chapter 6, relative to state veterans' cemeteries., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 04/27/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1888
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 46, Chapter 6, relative to state veterans' cemeteries.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Cemeteries
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (168 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More veterans qualify for fee-free cemetery burial: benefit, high. Effective upon becoming law in 2026, Tennessee allows state veterans' cemetery burial for people eligible under federal law. Reserve and Army or Air National Guard members also qualify with discharge or release under honorable conditions and eight total years of honorable service. A call-up on stat…
- Clearer burial paperwork for veterans protects funding: benefit, low. The department must accept NGB Forms 22, 438, and 439; DD Forms 214, 256, 256AF, and 257; and the latest discharge orders. It must also accept other official documents meeting federal requirements for proof of service and discharge status. The department cannot apply the cemetery rules in ways that…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Becky D. Massey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Powers

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/13/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 | pass | 94 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 839
- 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-16: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0737) (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/13/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-07: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0737) (House)
- 2026-04-07: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-02-26: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA0737 (Substitute), 2026-04-07: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0737.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0839.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1635.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1888.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA0737 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0737.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0839.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1635.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1888.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1888-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).