---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, allows TCRS members who served in the armed forces during certain periods of armed conflict to establish retirement credit for the military service under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Section 8-34-605."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, allows TCRS members who served in the armed forces during certain periods of armed conflict to establish retirement credit for the military service under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Section 8-34-605."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 1852"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1852 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boyd", "Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 56
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca6f0b7a-cf64-43f5-b64b-bb8054230898"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1852&GA=112"
source_hash: "a22451aef1f49c74182af648ea5b48c150a138d9404ecf5b02ed1deed2fc9538"
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 1852 (112) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, allows TCRS members who served in the armed forces during certain periods of armed conflict to establish retirement credit for the military service under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Section 8-34-605.

## 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/112/Bill/HB1852.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/12/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/9/2022 (6) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/5/2022 Passed (3) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2022 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/26/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022 4/14/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/15/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/6/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boyd — primary (person)
- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-22** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed behind the budget
- **2022-03-23** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Comittee to 03/29/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/5/2022
- **2022-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-05** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/12/2022
- **2022-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/12/2022
- **2022-04-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-12** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022
- **2022-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-18** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-04-19** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-04-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-04-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-27** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2022
- **2022-06-01** Pub. Ch. 1057
- **2022-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1057

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca6f0b7a-cf64-43f5-b64b-bb8054230898`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).