Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

SB 0027 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 58, Chapter 2, relative to emergency powers of the governor.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/08/2025

  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 02, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 25, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Governor - As enacted, prohibits orders, proclamations, or rules issued by the governor under the governor's emergency management powers from contravening, suspending, or conflicting with a provision of the Tennessee Constitution; restricts governor's ability under such powers to suspend certain procedural provisions of a law, order, rule, or regulation. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 58, Chapter 2.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  7. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  8. Sponsor change.

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

  13. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025

  14. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  18. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Comp. SB subst.

  21. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 153

  22. Filed for introduction

  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  27. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  28. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2025

  29. Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 3, PNV 2

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  33. Subst. for comp. HB.

  34. Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 16, PNV 0

  35. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  36. Signed by Senate Speaker

  37. Signed by H. Speaker

  38. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  39. Returned by Governor without signature.

  40. Pub. Ch. 153

  41. Effective date(s) 04/08/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (130)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0027 do?
Governor - As enacted, prohibits orders, proclamations, or rules issued by the governor under the governor's emergency management powers from contravening, suspending, or conflicting with a provision of the Tennessee Constitution; restricts governor's ability under such powers to suspend certain procedural provisions of a law, order, rule, or regulation. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 58, Chapter 2.
Who sponsors SB 0027?
SB 0027 is sponsored by Pody, Mark (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), and White, Dawn (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0027?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 02, 2025. Enacted.
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