---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, allows members of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system to obtain creditable service for prior service while a participating member of a retirement system of a city, metropolitan government, county, utility district, or other political subdivision. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, allows members of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system to obtain creditable service for prior service while a participating member of a retirement system of a city, metropolitan government, county, utility district, or other political subdivision. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1540"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1540 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts", "Weaver"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e233940-8614-43ae-8bb5-9e23f0245877"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1540&GA=112"
source_hash: "b857b6d8449c120f75f2bb03a0ac40983c412d63ee824946d9e287c9e381632a"
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 1540 (112) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, allows members of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system to obtain creditable service for prior service while a participating member of a retirement system of a city, metropolitan government, county, utility district, or other political subdivision. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0167** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0167.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0108** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0108.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1540.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/6/2021 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/21/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021 4/26/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/24/2021 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/30/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)
- Weaver — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-24** Intro. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** P1C.
- **2021-03-01** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0108)
- **2021-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2021
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0167) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 382
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 382

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e233940-8614-43ae-8bb5-9e23f0245877`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).