---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, revises provisions relating to the production of documents in certain proceedings relating to the retirement of a member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS); revises provisions relating to the temporary reemployment of such a member upon retirement. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, revises provisions relating to the production of documents in certain proceedings relating to the retirement of a member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS); revises provisions relating to the temporary reemployment of such a member upon retirement. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; 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 2018"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2018 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harshbarger"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2c1163c-ba78-4b64-9e2f-50f25102650e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2018&ga=114"
source_hash: "dfc223e9b69bf67ef90fa49182444764f3aae46da7b970e9097c1b19abd7fd5b"
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 2018 (114) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, revises provisions relating to the production of documents in certain proceedings relating to the retirement of a member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS); revises provisions relating to the temporary reemployment of such a member upon retirement. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; 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. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2018.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/17/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harshbarger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026
- **2026-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-19** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-23** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/01/2026
- **2026-04-06** Pub. Ch. 658

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2c1163c-ba78-4b64-9e2f-50f25102650e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).