---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to pay from existing budgeted funds a monthly amount to a department employee for the medical care of a retired canine that served the department if the canine is given to the care and custody of the employee. - Amends TCA Title 4."
description: "Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to pay from existing budgeted funds a monthly amount to a department employee for the medical care of a retired canine that served the department if the canine is given to the care and custody of the employee. - Amends TCA Title 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 652"
citation: "Tennessee SB 652 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Correction", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-31"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ea2f32b-247e-4bc9-81ea-abdb42f631f8"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0652&ga=114"
source_hash: "7a31534270b12c246b34318ce538058649a36cfcead59aac443fa85492f68134"
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 652 (114) — Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to pay from existing budgeted funds a monthly amount to a department employee for the medical care of a retired canine that served the department if the canine is given to the care and custody of the employee. - Amends TCA Title 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0395** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0395.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0197** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0197.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0652.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/18/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
- **2025-03-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-03-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-26** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0197)
- **2025-03-31** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0395) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 436

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ea2f32b-247e-4bc9-81ea-abdb42f631f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).