republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/113/hb-1543.md

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type: "Bill"
title: "Budget Procedures - As enacted, increases, for FY 23-24, the state employer match to 200 percent of the amount contributed by each state employee to the state's 401(k) plan per month, up to a maximum of $100 per month. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71."
description: "Budget Procedures - As enacted, increases, for FY 23-24, the state employer match to 200 percent of the amount contributed by each state employee to the state's 401(k) plan per month, up to a maximum of $100 per month. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1543"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1543 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Budget Procedures"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-02-13"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2306f8cf-019a-4c50-bfbe-fbdb82f79feb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1543&GA=113"
source_hash: "c31672d5b81575a44188ac6c9dddf9c165f3d9fc663a5a861440fc85dcd17b7c"
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 1543 (113) — Budget Procedures - As enacted, increases, for FY 23-24, the state employer match to 200 percent of the amount contributed by each state employee to the state's 401(k) plan per month, up to a maximum of $100 per month. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0443** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0443.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0479** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0479.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1543.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2023 4/18/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/18/2023 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/18/2023 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CAL. AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2023 4/18/2023 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: APPROPRIATIONS CAL. AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed (1) — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2023 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-16** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2023-02-23** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** H. Placed on Appropriations Calendar for 4/19/2023
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/18/2023
- **2023-04-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 3, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0443) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0479)
- **2023-04-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2023-04-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-05-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17** Effective date(s) 05/11/2023
- **2023-05-17** Pub. Ch. 420

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2306f8cf-019a-4c50-bfbe-fbdb82f79feb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).