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HB2208 • 2026

State Government

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-801, relative to the trustees for other post-employment benefits.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Atchley, Hatcher
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 660
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about how long a designee can serve or what happens in case of disagreements.

Clarifying Trustees' Designees for Post-Employment Benefits

This bill allows trustees of post-employment benefits to appoint someone else to act in their place when they are not available.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-801(3), to clarify that each trustee can appoint a designee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Trustees of post-employment benefits in Tennessee
  • The designees appointed by the trustees

Terms To Know

trustees
People who manage and oversee other people's money or property, especially for those who have retired.
designee
A person chosen by someone else to do their job when they are not available.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the duration of a designee's appointment.
  • It is unclear how disagreements between trustees and their designees will be resolved.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 660

  2. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/01/2026

  3. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 660

  4. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  11. 2026-03-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2026

  13. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026

  14. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  15. 2026-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  16. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  17. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  18. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  19. 2026-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026

  20. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  22. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  23. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

  24. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  25. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  26. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  28. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  29. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  30. 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 2267
By Hatcher

HOUSE BILL 2208
By Atchley
HB2208
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-
27-801, relative to the trustees for other post-
employment benefits.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-801(3), is amended by deleting
the subdivision and substituting instead:
(3) "Trustees" means:
(A) The commissioner of finance and administration or the
commissioner's designee;
(B) The chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate or
the chair's designee;
(C) The chair of the committee of the house of representatives having
jurisdiction over finance matters or the chair's designee; and
(D) The chair of the board of trustees for the Tennessee consolidated
retirement system or the chair's designee.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.