---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, makes state correctional officers who are members of the state retirement system eligible for service retirement after completing 25 years of creditable service; extends eligibility for early retirement to certain emergency medical services personnel. - 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, makes state correctional officers who are members of the state retirement system eligible for service retirement after completing 25 years of creditable service; extends eligibility for early retirement to certain emergency medical services personnel. - 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: "111"
identifier: "HB 1801"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1801 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-01-21"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/435d1eb2-c8b8-4662-adbc-0eb166a32a43"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1801&GA=111"
source_hash: "ab4b6e39c026d6c0755159dd1d79aba49867f0695c86264c6a55885ae67179a0"
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 1801 (111) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, makes state correctional officers who are members of the state retirement system eligible for service retirement after completing 25 years of creditable service; extends eligibility for early retirement to certain emergency medical services personnel. - 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 HA0967** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0967.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1801.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/17/2020 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2020 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2020 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/15/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/17/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE & EMPLOYEES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/26/2020 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 6/3/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 5/27/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020 6/15/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hulsey — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-21** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-21** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-02-19** Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 2/26/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/2/2020
- **2020-03-02** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on State Committee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-10** Action def. in State Committee to 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on cal. State Committee for 5/27/2020
- **2020-05-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-01** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 6/3/2020
- **2020-06-01** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-11** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/15/2020
- **2020-06-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-17** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-17** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0967) `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-17** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-17** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0967) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-17** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-07-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 784
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 784
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 01/01/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/435d1eb2-c8b8-4662-adbc-0eb166a32a43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).