Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 0362 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47 and Title 58, relative to veteran benefits.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 1 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. Intro., P1C.

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee

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

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Comp. SB subst.

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 223

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  28. Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0012)

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

  31. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  32. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  34. Subst. for comp. HB.

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

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

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

  38. Senate refused to concur in amendment

  39. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  41. Motion to lift from table adopted.

  42. Motion to reconsider adopted.

  43. Am. reconsidered, withdrawn.

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

  45. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  46. Signed by Senate Speaker

  47. Signed by H. Speaker

  48. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  49. Signed by Governor.

  50. Pub. Ch. 223

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 124 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (124)

124 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0362 do?
Veterans - As enacted, enacts the "Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment (SAVE) Act." - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 58.
Who sponsors SB 0362?
SB 0362 is sponsored by Briggs, Richard (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Johnson, Jack (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), Massey, Becky D. (Republican), Watson, Bo (Republican), Akbari, Raumesh (Democrat), and Bowling, Janice (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0362?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 23, 2025. Enacted.
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