Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 8 R cosponsors

SB 0669 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 68, relative to the world health organization.

Last action — Effective date(s) 03/25/2025

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  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 31, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 17, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Infectious Diseases - As enacted, deletes all references to the world health organization; requires a pandemic to be declared by the federal centers for disease and prevention control, rather than the world health organization, with a subsequent declaration of a state of emergency by the governor for the governor to have exclusive jurisdiction to issue executive orders and directives related to the pandemic until the pandemic ceases to exist. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 68.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Health Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee

  8. Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025

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

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025

  12. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  15. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Comp. SB subst.

  19. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 69

  20. Filed for introduction

  21. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  22. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  23. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/19/2025

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  26. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025

  27. Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  31. Subst. for comp. HB.

  32. Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 19, PNV 0

  33. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  34. Signed by Senate Speaker

  35. Signed by H. Speaker

  36. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  37. Signed by Governor.

  38. Pub. Ch. 69

  39. Effective date(s) 03/25/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (125)

125 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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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0669 do?
Infectious Diseases - As enacted, deletes all references to the world health organization; requires a pandemic to be declared by the federal centers for disease and prevention control, rather than the world health organization, with a subsequent declaration of a state of emergency by the governor for the governor to have exclusive jurisdiction to issue executive orders and directives related to the pandemic until the pandemic ceases to exist. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 68.
Who sponsors SB 0669?
SB 0669 is sponsored by Taylor, Brent (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Bailey, Paul (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), Reeves, Shane (Republican), and Rose, Paul (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0669?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2025. Enacted.
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