---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, creates a task force to study retirement benefits for law enforcement officers. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, creates a task force to study retirement benefits for law enforcement officers. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2872"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2872 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Doggett"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b25b87c-a38b-43ba-ba0d-30db04bc7bcb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2872&GA=112"
source_hash: "efb6dda3ba5313677c200cc63f6836bb4c452b5ce3919d2dad0a362774110bf4"
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 2872 (112) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, creates a task force to study retirement benefits for law enforcement officers. - 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 HA0823** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0823.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1016** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA1016.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0902** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0902.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2872.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/29/2022 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022 4/26/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/6/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/26/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/16/2022 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/26/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2022 Passed (1) — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2022 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Doggett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-29** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/5/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-04-06** Placed behind the budget
- **2022-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0902)
- **2022-04-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-20** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/27/2022
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-26** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/26/2022
- **2022-04-26** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-27** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1016) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0823) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-04-27** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-05-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-06-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-06** Effective date(s) 06/03/2022
- **2022-06-06** Pub. Ch. 1146
- **2022-06-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1146

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b25b87c-a38b-43ba-ba0d-30db04bc7bcb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).