---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, prohibits a current early service retiree from changing to disability retirement; makes other revisions to provisions governing the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-204; Section 8-25-205; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, prohibits a current early service retiree from changing to disability retirement; makes other revisions to provisions governing the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-204; Section 8-25-205; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 633"
citation: "Tennessee SB 633 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lynn", "Watson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bfad6d4-b07f-4fa0-8f96-b4a06107a348"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0633&GA=111"
source_hash: "7f057d92b702ee6a3705e096bfdbf9b842fcb255fcd1fdeea1098d8a29a74b21"
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 633 (111) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, prohibits a current early service retiree from changing to disability retirement; makes other revisions to provisions governing the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-204; Section 8-25-205; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0064** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0064.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0087** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0087.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0106** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0106.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0633.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE & EMPLOYEES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 3/27/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/12/2019 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/17/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lynn — primary (person)
- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-05** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0106)
- **2019-03-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0087)
- **2019-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-20** Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. State Committee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-27** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/19
- **2019-04-22** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2019-04-23** Reset on cal. for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0064) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-30** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-04-30** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 381
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 381

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3bfad6d4-b07f-4fa0-8f96-b4a06107a348`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).