---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, allows a person returning to service on other than a full-time basis in a position covered by the optional retirement program for higher education institutions to take or continue taking distributions from the optional retirement program during the period of reemployment under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-213."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, allows a person returning to service on other than a full-time basis in a position covered by the optional retirement program for higher education institutions to take or continue taking distributions from the optional retirement program during the period of reemployment under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-213."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 174"
citation: "Tennessee HB 174 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/535a28d9-9534-41ac-9916-dae88035746b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0174&GA=113"
source_hash: "5dc18df328af8a686fb9643429fe93303d6760022dbe5cf868534efc9520835b"
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 HB 174 (113) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, allows a person returning to service on other than a full-time basis in a position covered by the optional retirement program for higher education institutions to take or continue taking distributions from the optional retirement program during the period of reemployment under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-213.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0174.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/21/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/21/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/13/2023 3/9/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/13/2023 3/9/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/21/2023 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/1/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/1/2023
- **2023-03-01** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-03-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-03-21** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 04/06/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 135

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/535a28d9-9534-41ac-9916-dae88035746b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).