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HB2200 • 2026

Pensions and Retirement Benefits

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 36, relative to hazardous duty benefits.

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Sponsor
Keisling, Hatcher
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
Sponsor(s) Added.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how or when the board of trustees should respond to these resolutions, nor does it specify penalties for non-compliance.

Hazardous Duty Retirement Benefits

This bill requires governing bodies of political subdivisions in Tennessee to send copies of resolutions authorizing hazardous duty retirement benefits to the board of trustees of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a requirement for governing bodies of political subdivisions to send copies of their hazardous duty benefit resolutions to the board of trustees of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Governing bodies of political subdivisions in Tennessee
  • The board of trustees of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system

Terms To Know

Political subdivision
A part of a state, such as a county or city, that has some form of self-government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not clear what happens if the resolution is not sent to the board of trustees.
  • The bill does not specify how or when the board of trustees should respond to these resolutions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  2. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  6. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  8. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  9. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2536
By Hatcher

HOUSE BILL 2200
By Keisling
HB2200
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8,
Chapter 36, relative to hazardous duty benefits.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-36-212(a)(5), is amended by
adding the following language immediately after the language "and not the state":
. A governing body of a political subdivision passing a resolution pursuant to this
subdivision (a)(5) shall forward a copy of the resolution to the board of trustees.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.