Military - As introduced, authorizes the military department to administer a critical skills retention bonus program to be used to award retention bonuses of up to $10,000 to enlisted service members in the Tennessee national guard; entitles certain state employees who are members of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard to special leave with partial pay during a period in which the members have been called to active duty. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 1, Part 1.
  • Bill History
  • Amendments
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  • Summary
  • Fiscal Note
  • Votes
  • Actions For HB2088Date
    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/202403/27/2024
    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/3/202403/27/2024
    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/27/202403/20/2024
    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/27/202403/20/2024
    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/20/202403/13/2024
    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee03/13/2024
    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee03/13/2024
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/12/2024
    Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/13/202403/06/2024
    Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/13/202403/06/2024
    Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/6/202402/28/2024
    Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/6/202402/21/2024
    Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/21/202402/14/2024
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee02/13/2024
    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/13/202402/07/2024
    Sponsor(s) Added.01/31/2024
    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee01/30/2024
    P2C, ref. to State Government Committee01/29/2024
    Intro., P1C.01/25/2024
    Filed for introduction01/24/2024
    Actions For SB2081Date
    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.03/07/2024
    Sponsor(s) Added.03/05/2024
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House03/04/2024
    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 003/04/2024
    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/4/202403/01/2024
    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee02/27/2024
    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/27/202402/21/2024
    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee02/13/2024
    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/13/202402/06/2024
    Sponsor(s) Added.02/06/2024
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee02/01/2024
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration01/31/2024
    Filed for introduction01/29/2024
  • No amendments for HB2088.
    No amendments for SB2081.

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  • Fiscal Summary

    Increase State Expenditures - $300,000/FY24-25 and Subsequent Years Other Fiscal Impact – This legislation codifies existing partial pay policies enacted through numerous executive orders, going back for more than 20 years. It is assumed that, in lieu of this legislation, similar executive orders would continue to be signed into law, into perpetuity; therefore, the codification of current policies is estimated to have no significant fiscal impact to state government. The Governor’s proposed FY24-25 budget, on page A-35, recognizes a recurring increase in general fund state expenditures in the amount of $300,000 for the Department of Military and $128,000 in recurring interdepartmental expenditures for the Department of Human Resources for a National Guard recruiting incentives package.


    Bill Summary

    Subject to available appropriations, this bill authorizes the military department to administer a critical skills retention bonus program to be used to award retention bonuses to enlisted service members in the Tennessee national guard in addition to any other retention bonus the service members may receive. However, a retention bonus awarded from the program must not exceed $10,000. The adjutant general must adopt written policies to implement the critical skills retention bonus program.

    SPECIAL LEAVE FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY

    This bill provides that a state employee who is ordered to active duty, or retained on active duty, by the president of the United States, or under the authority of the governor, as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard during a war or during a national emergency declared by the president or congress is entitled, while on such active military duty, to special leave with partial pay during the period of active duty. As used in this bill, "partial pay" means the difference, if any, between the employee's regular state salary and the employee's full-time active duty military pay, with a minimum monthly amount sufficient to keep in full force and effect all state benefits that the employee had on the date of the call to active military duty. However, that leave must not exceed one year.

    As used in this bill, a "state employee" means an employee employed with the following entities:

    (1) The executive branch and all boards, commissions, and agencies of state government;

    (2) The judicial branch of state government, including the administrative office of the courts;

    (3) The office of the secretary of state;

    (4) The office of the comptroller of the treasury;

    (5) The office of the attorney general;

    (6) The offices of the district attorneys general and the district public defenders;

    (7) The Tennessee higher education commission; and

    (8) The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations;

    This bill authorizes the commissioner of human resources and the commissioner of finance and administration to establish such policies as are necessary to implement and administer these provisions.

  • FiscalNote for HB2088/SB2081 filed under HB2088
  • House Floor and Committee Votes

              HB2088 by Lamberth - HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/13/2024
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

              HB2088 by Lamberth - HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/13/2024
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    SB2081 by Johnson - FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/4/2024
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................32
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Akbari, Bailey, Bowling, Briggs, Campbell, Crowe, Gardenhire, Haile, Hensley, Jackson, Johnson, Lamar, Lowe, Lundberg, Massey, Niceley, Oliver, Pody, Powers, Reeves, Roberts, Rose, Southerland, Stevens, Swann, Taylor, Walley, Watson, White, Yager, Yarbro, Mr. Speaker McNally -- 32.

    SB2081 by Johnson - SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/27/2024
    Passed
              Ayes...............................................11
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Haile, Hensley, Johnson, Lamar, Powers, Stevens, Walley, Watson, White, Yager, Yarbro -- 11.

    SB2081 by Johnson - SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/13/2024
    Passed
              Ayes................................................9
              Noes................................................0

              Senators voting aye were: Briggs, Jackson, Kyle, Lowe, Pody, Stevens, Walley, Yager, Yarbro -- 9.