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Committee advances treasury‑backed retirement cleanup bill clarifying records, survivor payments and reemployment
Summary
SB 2018, a Treasury‑sponsored housekeeping bill to standardize subpoena responses for retirement records, clarify benefit final‑month payments after a retiree's death, and address temporary reemployment from 7/1/2022–6/30/2027, passed the committee unanimously and will move to the calendar.
Senate Bill 2018, introduced to the sponsor by the Tennessee Department of Treasury, received a positive recommendation and passed the committee without recorded opposition.
Senator Harshbarger explained the bill focuses on three narrow items: allowing certified records with affidavits to satisfy subpoenas in many cases to avoid dragging state employees into court; clarifying how monthly retirement payments cease following the death of a retiree or beneficiary so final months are paid correctly; and treating certain periods of improper reemployment as in‑service distributions for a limited window (July 1, 2022–June 30, 2027) without forgiving liabilities. "I wanna make sure that everyone knows this bill does not expand benefits," Harshbarger said. The clerk recorded nine ayes and sent SB 2018 to the calendar.
