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HB0628 • 2026

Pensions and Retirement Benefits

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 3, relative to emergency medical services.

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Sponsor
Sherrell, Bailey
Last action
2025-02-05
Official status
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the conditions that must be met by retired employees to return to work without losing their benefits.

Extending Authorization for Retired EMS Employees

This bill extends until June 30, 2028, the authorization for retired emergency medical service employees who have been out of work for at least two months to return to work without losing their retirement benefits.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the date from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2028, in Tennessee law regarding when retired emergency medical services workers can come back to work without losing their pension benefits.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Retired emergency medical service employees in Tennessee
  • Emergency medical service employers in Tennessee

Terms To Know

TCRS
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, which is the state's retirement system for public employees.
EMS
Emergency Medical Services, referring to medical care provided by trained professionals during emergencies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what conditions must be met for a retired employee to return to work without losing their benefits.
  • It is unclear how many emergency medical service employees this change will affect.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  5. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 513
By Bailey

HOUSE BILL 628
By Sherrell

HB0628
002438
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8,
Chapter 36, Part 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part
3, relative to emergency medical services.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-36-811(c), is amended by deleting
the language "June 30, 2025" and substituting instead the language "June 30, 2028".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.