---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Government - As enacted, prohibits the enforcement and recognition of requirements or mandates issued by the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum in this state or its political subdivisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4."
description: "State Government - As enacted, prohibits the enforcement and recognition of requirements or mandates issued by the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum in this state or its political subdivisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 263"
citation: "Tennessee SB 263 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e136737d-3236-499d-a952-d58b0f92207a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0263&ga=114"
source_hash: "02608dad2ab303459b7d0f43b69b8d34c11fd6b6cf0aea02409ac8f23af49ac4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 263 (114) — State Government - As enacted, prohibits the enforcement and recognition of requirements or mandates issued by the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum in this state or its political subdivisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0491** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0491.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0263.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (1) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2025 Passed — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/14/2025 Passed — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2025 Passed (1) — **72–25** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 1 BY SALINAS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2025 Failed — **25–71** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025
- **2025-04-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 25, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 361

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e136737d-3236-499d-a952-d58b0f92207a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).