---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, authorizes TEMA to assist a political subdivision or local emergency management agency with recovery from disasters and emergencies on public property at the request of the political subdivision or agency; suspends certain eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits for persons in the area of a declared emergency. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-302 and Section 58-2-106."
description: "Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, authorizes TEMA to assist a political subdivision or local emergency management agency with recovery from disasters and emergencies on public property at the request of the political subdivision or agency; suspends certain eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits for persons in the area of a declared emergency. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-302 and Section 58-2-106."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114S1"
identifier: "SB 6004"
citation: "Tennessee SB 6004 (114S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-02-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/746e677e-49d4-4476-9555-bb6116ff34f1"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB6004&ga=114"
source_hash: "c54115f8776fce81ee36a16f445ce505f9df2f1ae175c4c1c1aac7695cea4408"
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 6004 (114S1) — Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, authorizes TEMA to assist a political subdivision or local emergency management agency with recovery from disasters and emergencies on public property at the request of the political subdivision or agency; suspends certain eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits for persons in the area of a declared emergency. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-302 and Section 58-2-106.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB6004.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 1/29/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/29/2025 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 1/29/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee 1/28/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/29/2025
- **2025-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-01-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2025-01-28** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 1/28/2025
- **2025-01-28** Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2025-01-28** Recalled from Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2025-01-28** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-01-29** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-01-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-01-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-01-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 1/29/2025
- **2025-01-29** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-01-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-02-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-02-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-25** Effective date(s) 02/12/2025
- **2025-02-25** Pub. Ch. 3

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/746e677e-49d4-4476-9555-bb6116ff34f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).