---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, authorizes a retired TCRS member to cancel the member's designated beneficiary for any reason one time, and to name a new beneficiary. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, authorizes a retired TCRS member to cancel the member's designated beneficiary for any reason one time, and to name a new beneficiary. - Amends TCA 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: "112"
identifier: "SB 2005"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2005 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Russell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d617a275-cf26-4e3c-a370-42f8ecef11e7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2005&GA=112"
source_hash: "11bce161bfbecc60fb47c117fb9646f580bea8eef0963c18f2ad82c528f8a5e4"
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 2005 (112) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, authorizes a retired TCRS member to cancel the member's designated beneficiary for any reason one time, and to name a new beneficiary. - Amends TCA 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 HA0688** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0688.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0789** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0789.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2005.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/23/2022 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/31/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/9/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Russell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-13** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-19** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-19** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-22** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0688) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-03-31** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0789)
- **2022-03-31** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 831
- **2022-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/19/2022
- **2022-04-25** Pub. Ch. 831

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d617a275-cf26-4e3c-a370-42f8ecef11e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).