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HB0020 • 2026

Military

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 58, relative to the Tennessee state guard.

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Sponsor
Reedy, Crowe
Last action
2025-05-08
Official status
Effective date(s) 05/02/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the allocation of $67,000 or specific updates to Tennessee Code Annotated beyond making the Tennessee State Guard a separate entity within the Military Department for budgetary purposes.

Tennessee State Guard Budget Changes

This bill changes how Tennessee's state guard is treated in the budget by making it a distinct entity within the Military Department for financial planning purposes.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes the Tennessee State Guard a separate entity within the Military Department for budgetary purposes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee State Guard
  • The Tennessee Military Department

Terms To Know

Military Department Administration Fund
A fund used by the state's military department to manage and allocate money for various purposes.
Tennessee State Guard
A part of Tennessee’s military forces that can be called upon during emergencies or other situations as needed.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the $67,000 will be used.
  • It is unclear what specific changes this will bring to the budget process for the Tennessee State Guard beyond making it a separate entity.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

  2. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 331

  3. 2025-05-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 331

  4. 2025-05-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  10. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. 2025-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  13. 2025-04-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  14. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  15. 2025-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2025

  16. 2025-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/9/2025

  17. 2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  18. 2025-04-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/8/2025

  19. 2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  20. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  21. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2

  22. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025

  24. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  25. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  26. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/25/2025

  27. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  28. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  29. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  30. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  31. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  32. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  33. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  34. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  35. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

  36. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  37. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  39. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  40. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  41. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. 2025-01-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  43. 2025-01-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  44. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  45. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  46. 2024-12-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 293
By Crowe

HOUSE BILL 20
By Reedy

HB0020
000194
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9,
Chapter 4 and Title 58, relative to the Tennessee
state guard.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 58-1-408, is amended by designating
the existing language as subsection (a) and adding the following as a new subsection:
(b) The state guard is a separate entity within the military department for
budgetary purposes.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.