---
type: "Bill"
title: "Budget Procedures - As enacted, increases, for FY22-23, the state employer match to 200 percent of the amount contributed by each state employee to the state's 401(k) plan per month, up to a maximum of $100 per month; exempts from sales tax the retail sale of food and food ingredients sold between Monday, August 1, 2022, and Wednesday, August 31, 2022; makes additional statutory revisions required for implementation of the annual appropriations act. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71."
description: "Budget Procedures - As enacted, increases, for FY22-23, the state employer match to 200 percent of the amount contributed by each state employee to the state's 401(k) plan per month, up to a maximum of $100 per month; exempts from sales tax the retail sale of food and food ingredients sold between Monday, August 1, 2022, and Wednesday, August 31, 2022; makes additional statutory revisions required for implementation of the annual appropriations act. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2898"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2898 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Budget Procedures"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd0d5aa2-f927-4a6e-b22f-f6ff15821089"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2898&GA=112"
source_hash: "ce1dc2d56642459fd4d251c0da9b07c305812bb6e16476c30110856c174a24ea"
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 2898 (112) — Budget Procedures - As enacted, increases, for FY22-23, the state employer match to 200 percent of the amount contributed by each state employee to the state's 401(k) plan per month, up to a maximum of $100 per month; exempts from sales tax the retail sale of food and food ingredients sold between Monday, August 1, 2022, and Wednesday, August 31, 2022; makes additional statutory revisions required for implementation of the annual appropriations act. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0943** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0943.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0944** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0944.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0967** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0967.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0969** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0969.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0936** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0936.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0938** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0938.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2898.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2022 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/20/2022 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/19/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2022 4/20/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CAL. PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-14** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2022-02-14** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2022
- **2022-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-19** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-19** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 for 4/21/2022
- **2022-04-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-04-20** H. Placed on Appropriations Calendar for 4/21/2022
- **2022-04-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0969) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0967) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0944) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0943) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0938)
- **2022-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0936)
- **2022-04-21** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-05-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-03** Effective date(s) 06/01/2022, 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-03** Pub. Ch. 1131
- **2022-06-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1131

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd0d5aa2-f927-4a6e-b22f-f6ff15821089`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).