---
type: "Bill"
title: "Governor - As enacted, decreases the time a state of emergency may continue under an executive order or proclamation issued by the governor from 60 days to 45 days. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1."
description: "Governor - As enacted, decreases the time a state of emergency may continue under an executive order or proclamation issued by the governor from 60 days to 45 days. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112S3"
identifier: "SB 9012"
citation: "Tennessee SB 9012 (112S3)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McNally", "Sexton C"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-10-26"
last_action: "2021-11-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/658a0807-f07d-484b-b720-c0877ad05290"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB9012&GA=112"
source_hash: "086386027594127e19af940fd50842ac5e94110a020e423cf3c0b6d412312374"
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 9012 (112S3) — Governor - As enacted, decreases the time a state of emergency may continue under an executive order or proclamation issued by the governor from 60 days to 45 days. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB9012.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 10/29/2021 Passed (1) — **76–14** (pass) · lower
- EMERGENCY ORDERS COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION III: 10/28/2021 Failed (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION III: 10/28/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 10/29/2021 Passed (1) — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 10/29/2021 Passed (2) — **6–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McNally — primary (person)
- Sexton C — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-10-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-10-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-10-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-10-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 10/29/2021
- **2021-10-28** Reset on Final calendar of Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-10-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 10/28/2021
- **2021-10-28** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2021-10-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar
- **2021-10-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session III for 10/28/2021
- **2021-10-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session III `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-10-28** Placed on cal. Emergency Orders Committee of Extraordinary Session III for 10/28/2021
- **2021-10-28** P2C, ref. to Emergency Orders Committee of Extraordinary Session III `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-29** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-10-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 10/29/2021
- **2021-10-29** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-10-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2021-10-29** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-10-29** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-10-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-10-29** Passed H., Ayes 76, Nays 14, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-11-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-11-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-11-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-11-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 3
- **2021-11-18** Pub. Ch. 3
- **2021-11-18** Effective date(s) 11/12/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/658a0807-f07d-484b-b720-c0877ad05290`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).