---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, enacts the \"Fairness in Benefits Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, enacts the \"Fairness in Benefits Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27; 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: "114"
identifier: "HB 550"
citation: "Tennessee HB 550 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cochran"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0eae1473-5644-4d87-84b3-be4aa6d86341"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0550&ga=114"
source_hash: "f0155c95cf2d4dc97d1fcf12d2aba21a8ac5302d28d996210d747d1fbc3d3dd6"
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 550 (114) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, enacts the "Fairness in Benefits Act." - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27; 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 SA0322** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0322.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0550.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2025 Passed (4) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025 3/27/2025 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (5) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cochran — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-02-05** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
- **2025-03-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-04-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0322)
- **2025-04-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-15** H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/16/2025
- **2025-04-16** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 89, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0550
- **2025-04-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08** Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
- **2025-05-08** Pub. Ch. 341

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0eae1473-5644-4d87-84b3-be4aa6d86341`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).