---
type: "Bill"
title: "Military - As enacted, recognizes the United States space force as a distinct branch of the United States armed forces by adding the space force to definitions and provisions related to the military. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66."
description: "Military - As enacted, recognizes the United States space force as a distinct branch of the United States armed forces by adding the space force to definitions and provisions related to the military. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1670"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1670 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/318a8d57-7914-42ce-b322-9151f8dc9674"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1670&ga=114"
source_hash: "6169977f779aa96e4a1b9bdf8a0bf0b2a1c20e9e842cdf59ae5912419dfa088d"
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 1670 (114) — Military - As enacted, recognizes the United States space force as a distinct branch of the United States armed forces by adding the space force to definitions and provisions related to the military. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66.

## 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/SB1670.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed (1) — **77–11** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed — **70–18** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/17/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 11, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/05/2026
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 892

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/318a8d57-7914-42ce-b322-9151f8dc9674`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).