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TennesseeSB 2018114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36, relative to retirement.

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Signed by Governor

Pensions and Retirement Benefits

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Tighter pension rules for returning public retirees

This rule covers Tennessee retirement-system members whose retirement began from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027. It applies when they return to temporary work and the system finds they lacked a genuine break from service. The system must treat affected pension payments as distributions received while still employed and correct tax reporting for earlier years. Those distributions must stop after the temporary work period in which the system discovers the problem. Members must genuinely leave service before another temporary return under these rules. The law took effect immediately upon becoming law.

Final pension payment for retirees and beneficiaries

Tennessee's retirement system must issue a pension payment for the month the payee dies. For a retired member who chose no optional allowance, the payment goes to that member. For a beneficiary receiving an optional allowance, the payment goes to that beneficiary. Other state retirement provisions can override this rule. The law took effect immediately upon becoming law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 136 • No: 0

House vote • 3/19/2026

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026

Yes: 95 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/23/2026

FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2026

Yes: 32 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/17/2026

SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date(s) 04/01/2026

    4/6/2026

  2. Pub. Ch. 658

    4/6/2026

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/1/2026Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    3/24/2026Senate

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    3/24/2026House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    3/23/2026Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    3/19/2026Senate

  8. Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

    3/19/2026House

  9. Subst. for comp. HB.

    3/19/2026House

  10. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    2/26/2026House

  11. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    2/23/2026Senate

  12. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    2/23/2026Senate

  13. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026

    2/20/2026Senate

  14. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

    2/17/2026Senate

  15. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

    2/10/2026Senate

  16. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

    2/5/2026Senate

  17. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/2/2026Senate

  18. Filed for introduction

    1/22/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled / Public Chapter

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  • Fiscal Note

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  • Introduced

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