republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/113/sb-414.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, restores the requirement that a retired member's new employer pay to TCRS during each period of reemployment the greater of a payment equal to the amount the employer would have contributed to the retirement system had the retired member been a member of the retirement system during the period of reemployment; or an amount equal to 5 percent of the retired member's pay rate for reemployment in a position covered by the retirement system without the loss or suspension of the retired member's TCRS benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49."
description: "Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, restores the requirement that a retired member's new employer pay to TCRS during each period of reemployment the greater of a payment equal to the amount the employer would have contributed to the retirement system had the retired member been a member of the retirement system during the period of reemployment; or an amount equal to 5 percent of the retired member's pay rate for reemployment in a position covered by the retirement system without the loss or suspension of the retired member's TCRS benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 414"
citation: "Tennessee SB 414 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pensions and Retirement Benefits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yarbro"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d5b290d-0b08-47a1-b867-c23a6cb8adb5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0414&GA=113"
source_hash: "875d8641dcfc59b4de0f9d1a5fda1f474c990e381e97fd8135936f0b2c6e12c9"
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 414 (113) — Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, restores the requirement that a retired member's new employer pay to TCRS during each period of reemployment the greater of a payment equal to the amount the employer would have contributed to the retirement system had the retired member been a member of the retirement system during the period of reemployment; or an amount equal to 5 percent of the retired member's pay rate for reemployment in a position covered by the retirement system without the loss or suspension of the retired member's TCRS benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0455** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0455.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0428** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0428.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0414.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/4/2023 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Yarbro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/4/2023
- **2023-03-29** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/4/2023
- **2023-03-29** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
- **2023-04-04** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2023-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0428)
- **2023-04-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0455) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-24** Pub. Ch. 425

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d5b290d-0b08-47a1-b867-c23a6cb8adb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).