---
type: "Bill"
title: "Military - As enacted, specifies that the state guard is a separate entity within the military department for budgetary purposes. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 58."
description: "Military - As enacted, specifies that the state guard is a separate entity within the military department for budgetary purposes. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 58."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 20"
citation: "Tennessee HB 20 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reedy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-03"
last_action: "2025-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36951d64-9ef1-4212-b654-da1662249e3d"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0020&ga=114"
source_hash: "b8b8a1485de9a52b7cb5390be36d1e18c822e433a481383754ec1ec0012f111d"
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 20 (114) — Military - As enacted, specifies that the state guard is a separate entity within the military department for budgetary purposes. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 58.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0020.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/19/2025 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2025 Passed — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2025 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025 3/27/2025 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/5/2025 Passed — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (2) — **21–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/3/2025 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Reedy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
- **2025-01-16** Ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-12** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
- **2025-03-27** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
- **2025-05-08** Pub. Ch. 331

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36951d64-9ef1-4212-b654-da1662249e3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).