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type: "Bill"
title: "Firefighters - As enacted, removes the requirement that length of service awards for volunteer firefighters are awarded on a first come, first served basis; requires a portion of the appropriated funds in each fiscal year to be used to pay expenses incurred for the administration of the length of service award program. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-115."
description: "Firefighters - As enacted, removes the requirement that length of service awards for volunteer firefighters are awarded on a first come, first served basis; requires a portion of the appropriated funds in each fiscal year to be used to pay expenses incurred for the administration of the length of service award program. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-115."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2331"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2331 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firefighters"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d48292ad-89be-4ea4-a77b-fec75e4ff617"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2331&GA=113"
source_hash: "f171d38201700fa1f484d9ffc2a7b58644fcaed87e3bc7c60685ea22c655005c"
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 2331 (113) — Firefighters - As enacted, removes the requirement that length of service awards for volunteer firefighters are awarded on a first come, first served basis; requires a portion of the appropriated funds in each fiscal year to be used to pay expenses incurred for the administration of the length of service award program. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-115.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0556** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0556.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0524** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0524.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2331.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/20/2024 Passed (1) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **940** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR as Amended Third Consideration 2/26/2024 Passed — **320** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Yager — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate adopted Amendment 1 (SA0524)
- **2024-02-26** Senate Reset on calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-29** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-25** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0556) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-03-25** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/11/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 697
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d48292ad-89be-4ea4-a77b-fec75e4ff617`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).