State Government - As enacted, removes obsolete statutory references to the defunct joint select committee on veterans services of the general assembly; makes revisions to entities listed in the Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law; revises present law provisions relative to the retirement incentive bonus for public service commission employees; removes an expired report. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 2; Title 52; Title 58, Chapter 7; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 68, Chapter 142, Part 1; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Title 69, Chapter 10.
SB 181 removes outdated references to Tennessee's defunct joint select committee on veterans services from state laws, affecting all government agencies that previously cited it. The bill updates the list of entities under the Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law and revises retirement bonus rules for Public Service Commission employees. It also eliminates an expired reporting requirement, streamlining administrative processes without changing core policies. The changes are technical, focusing on modernizing statutes rather than creating new obligations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Signed May 2, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 14, 2025
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 2, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0145)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0315)
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 4/9/2025
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Jackson
RRepublican
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