Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 14 R · 7 D cosponsors

HB 0342 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47 and Title 58, relative to veteran benefits.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 223

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 09, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 21 sponsors

    1 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (14 R · 7 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Veterans - As enacted, enacts the "Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment (SAVE) Act." - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 58.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  4. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2025

  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0012)

  10. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1

  11. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  14. Subst. for comp. HB.

  15. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0191)

  16. Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 3, PNV 1

  17. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/3/2025

  18. Senate refused to concur in amendment

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. H. Placed on Message Calendar 4/7/2025

  21. Motion to lift from table adopted.

  22. Motion to reconsider adopted.

  23. Am. reconsidered, withdrawn.

  24. Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 1, PNV 2

  25. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  26. Signed by Senate Speaker

  27. Signed by H. Speaker

  28. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  29. Signed by Governor.

  30. Pub. Ch. 223

  31. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  32. Filed for introduction

  33. Intro., P1C.

  34. Sponsor(s) Added.

  35. P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee

  36. Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

  37. Sponsor(s) Added.

  38. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

  40. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  41. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  42. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/26/2025

  43. Sponsor(s) Added.

  44. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

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

  46. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025

  47. Sponsor(s) Added.

  48. Comp. SB subst.

  49. Sponsor(s) Added.

  50. Sponsor(s) Added.

  51. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 223

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (20)

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0342 do?
Veterans - As enacted, enacts the "Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment (SAVE) Act." - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 58.
Who sponsors HB 0342?
HB 0342 is sponsored by Moon, Jerome (Republican), Lamberth, William (Republican), Garrett, Johnny (Republican), Faison, Jeremy (Republican), Scarbrough, Rick (Republican), Camper, Karen D. (Democrat), Glynn, Ronnie (Democrat), Wright, Dave (Republican), Hardaway, T.J. (Democrat), Davis, Elaine (Republican), Parkinson, Antonio (Democrat), Chism, Jesse (Democrat), Reedy, Jay D. (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Terry, Bryan (Republican), Capley, Kip (Republican), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), Love, Jr., Harold (Democrat), Cepicky, Scott (Republican), Stinnett, Tom (Republican), and Harris, Torrey C. (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 0342?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2025. Enacted.
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