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type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans Services, Dept. of - As enacted, removes requirement that department veteran service officers be combat veterans. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 3."
description: "Veterans Services, Dept. of - As enacted, removes requirement that department veteran service officers be combat veterans. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 769"
citation: "Tennessee HB 769 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Veterans Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/712c56b3-bdac-46f3-8f3e-ef3022794c19"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0769&GA=112"
source_hash: "1851a43abac68ef092123dcab437a2cb9cfd7b3bbe13f15508d3eff631da32cd"
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 HB 769 (112) — Veterans Services, Dept. of - As enacted, removes requirement that department veteran service officers be combat veterans. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 3.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0769.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/2/2021 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **880** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2021 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (2) — **880** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2021 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-02** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 63
- **2021-04-06** Effective date(s) 03/29/2021
- **2021-04-06** Pub. Ch. 63
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/712c56b3-bdac-46f3-8f3e-ef3022794c19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).