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TN HB 535

died on adjournment

Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, establishes that certain public officials, including members of the general assembly, who take office on or after July 1, 2025, have mandatory membership in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS); allows a retiree to reannuitize retirement benefits in favor of a new spouse beneficiary following cancellation of a former spouse beneficiary due to divorce; makes other revisions to provisions governing the TCRS. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 535 pass?

No. TN HB 535 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 367

What is TN HB 535 about?

TN HB 535 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, establishes that certain public officials, including members of the general assembly, who take office on or after July 1, 2025, have mandatory membership in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS); allows a retiree to reannuitize retirement benefits in favor of a new spouse beneficiary following cancellation of a former spouse beneficiary due to divorce; makes other revisions to provisions governing the TCRS. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 535?

Haston is the primary sponsor of TN HB 535.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 367
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hastonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-29

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-03

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-05

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-19

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  6. 2025-02-26

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  7. 2025-02-26

    Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/5/2025

  8. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

  9. 2025-03-05

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-03-12

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  12. 2025-03-20

    Taken off notice for cal. in Calendar & Rules Committee

  13. 2025-04-09

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  14. 2025-04-10

    Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/17/2025

  15. 2025-04-14

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

  16. 2025-04-15

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

  17. 2025-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  18. 2025-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  19. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 367

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/5/2025 Passed

    2025-03-05 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-03-12 · pass · 23-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Taken off notice for cal. in Calendar & Rules Committee 3/20/2025 Failed

    2025-03-20 · fail · 0-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 4/15/2025 (1)

    2025-04-16 · fail · 0-0

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0535&ga=114

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