---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, increases from $40 to $50 the minimum amount that the state will match to an employee's optional retirement plan. - Amends TCA Section 3-9-103; Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, increases from $40 to $50 the minimum amount that the state will match to an employee's optional retirement plan. - Amends TCA Section 3-9-103; Title 8, Chapter 25; 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 516"
citation: "Tennessee SB 516 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "Hicks G"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2817a988-da47-44de-88f5-0407ba9c0d7a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0516&GA=112"
source_hash: "6ccb5e3407a78151b5cd4396f18105d7d824786feee377a0e9266d84691a02d9"
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 516 (112) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, increases from $40 to $50 the minimum amount that the state will match to an employee's optional retirement plan. - Amends TCA Section 3-9-103; Title 8, Chapter 25; 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 SA0350** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0350.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0516.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/14/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/27/2021 Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/17/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- Hicks G — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-16** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0350)
- **2021-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/27/21
- **2021-04-27** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 91, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1016
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 416
- **2021-05-19** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-19** Pub. Ch. 416

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2817a988-da47-44de-88f5-0407ba9c0d7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).