---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, removes the 90-day limitation on a retired member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system working as a substitute teacher. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 49."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, removes the 90-day limitation on a retired member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system working as a substitute teacher. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 156"
citation: "Tennessee SB 156 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Green", "Pitts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24934f5e-9341-43d6-a520-2cc16f85ced7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0156&GA=110"
source_hash: "1cf4615ca6fe552f7b343bc6c1f106863e169ae035977d5530d1461719bf7bb3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 156 (110) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, removes the 90-day limitation on a retired member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system working as a substitute teacher. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 49.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0156.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/4/2017 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Green — primary (person)
- Pitts — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 2/14/2017
- **2017-02-14** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee of Education Administration & Planning
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-04-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0249) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-19** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0266)
- **2017-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 287
- **2017-05-19** Pub. Ch. 287
- **2017-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24934f5e-9341-43d6-a520-2cc16f85ced7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).