---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a study that includes an evaluation of county veterans service office resources; the identification of underserved areas; operational capacity; local outreach efforts, community outreach events, partnerships, and other entities providing, or sources of, assistance for veterans at the local level; and the identification of potential funding mechanisms to support local veterans service offices; requires the department to compile a report of the study by December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 25 and Title 58, Chapter 3."
description: "Veterans Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a study that includes an evaluation of county veterans service office resources; the identification of underserved areas; operational capacity; local outreach efforts, community outreach events, partnerships, and other entities providing, or sources of, assistance for veterans at the local level; and the identification of potential funding mechanisms to support local veterans service offices; requires the department to compile a report of the study by December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 25 and Title 58, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2483"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2483 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Veterans Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25153cd4-fd18-494b-a8f5-00f9b5ee9b4d"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2483&ga=114"
source_hash: "adcb76fafccd9ece5b52586d98bf356ec9a7786cbcb31840f10005949bcb36a7"
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 2483 (114) — Veterans Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a study that includes an evaluation of county veterans service office resources; the identification of underserved areas; operational capacity; local outreach efforts, community outreach events, partnerships, and other entities providing, or sources of, assistance for veterans at the local level; and the identification of potential funding mechanisms to support local veterans service offices; requires the department to compile a report of the study by December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 25 and Title 58, Chapter 3.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1090** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1090.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0883** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0883.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2483.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/25/2026 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** 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** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-24** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0
- **2026-03-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1090) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0883)
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-04** Pub. Ch. 872

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25153cd4-fd18-494b-a8f5-00f9b5ee9b4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).