---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, authorizes, after July 1, 2025, a political subdivision to adopt a supplemental bridge benefit for members who are in positions covered by mandatory retirement provisions; makes related changes relative to supplemental bridge benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, authorizes, after July 1, 2025, a political subdivision to adopt a supplemental bridge benefit for members who are in positions covered by mandatory retirement provisions; makes related changes relative to supplemental bridge benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 953"
citation: "Tennessee SB 953 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebde4526-f103-4f1f-8133-683ae9c74dc2"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0953&ga=114"
source_hash: "c3071e3627e5d58664e40cb76486d5a1192e11f6d0b8ad2a3cdfe266db3a8ac7"
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 953 (114) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, authorizes, after July 1, 2025, a political subdivision to adopt a supplemental bridge benefit for members who are in positions covered by mandatory retirement provisions; makes related changes relative to supplemental bridge benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0389** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0389.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0222** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0222.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0953.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/25/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2025 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0222)
- **2025-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0389) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/05/2025
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 383

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebde4526-f103-4f1f-8133-683ae9c74dc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).