TN SB1642 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Pending: Senate State and Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Pending: Senate State and Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, prohibits the governor from renewing or extending a state of emergency impacting 48 or more counties except by joint resolution of the general assembly; prohibits the governor from declaring a new state of emergency for the same disaster or occurrence as a prior state of emergency within one year of the end of the prior emergency. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1, relative to emergency management powers of the governor.
Sponsors
| Sen. Mark Pody [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-01-05 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
