---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, establishes pension stabilization reserve trusts for the hybrid and legacy retirement plans; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 9 and Title 9, Chapter 4."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, establishes pension stabilization reserve trusts for the hybrid and legacy retirement plans; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 9 and Title 9, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 1000"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1000 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sargent", "Watson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec66a644-2196-46ee-b688-979558bba5ad"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1000&GA=110"
source_hash: "81d044e51835a978901a5e0dfa0c764d68c2cfcabb2797993e4290fceff47d4a"
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 1000 (110) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, establishes pension stabilization reserve trusts for the hybrid and legacy retirement plans; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 9 and Title 9, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB1000.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/25/2017 Passed (1) — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sargent — primary (person)
- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-06** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2017-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0046) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/25/2017
- **2017-04-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-01** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-05-01** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-01** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0497)
- **2017-05-01** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0496)
- **2017-05-01** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0268)
- **2017-05-01** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-05-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-03** H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 89, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB1373
- **2017-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 374
- **2017-05-22** Pub. Ch. 374
- **2017-05-22** Effective date(s) 05/11/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec66a644-2196-46ee-b688-979558bba5ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).