---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, designates board of trustees for the Tennessee consolidated retirement system instead of the consolidated retirement board as serving among the trustees for the optional retirement program; makes various revisions to the administration of deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plans for state employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 25, Part 2."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, designates board of trustees for the Tennessee consolidated retirement system instead of the consolidated retirement board as serving among the trustees for the optional retirement program; makes various revisions to the administration of deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plans for state employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 25, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2016"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2016 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ed0ed41-fd13-40fb-b38f-836b935ff54f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2016&GA=110"
source_hash: "4485d5b9ba8e77ba38f35536ccca6ce2228495c6e8c31287514682e00ea3e236"
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 2016 (110) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, designates board of trustees for the Tennessee consolidated retirement system instead of the consolidated retirement board as serving among the trustees for the optional retirement program; makes various revisions to the administration of deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plans for state employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 25, Part 2.

## 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/SB2016.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **28–0** (fail) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/27/2018 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
- **2018-03-01** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-08** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-26** Pub. Ch. 576
- **2018-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/16/2018
- **2018-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 576

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ed0ed41-fd13-40fb-b38f-836b935ff54f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).