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Bill Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, prohibits the state, a political subdivision, or a public official from prohibiting or imposing additional restrictions on the lawful operations of a church or religious organization during a state of emergency, major disaster, or natural disaster; restricts a county health officer from issuing an order closing or limiting the operations of a church or religious organization for purposes of worship services. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 8; Title 58 and Title 68. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, prohibits the state, a political subdivision, or a public official from prohibiting or imposing additional restrictions on the lawful operations of a church or religious organization during a state of emergency, major disaster, or natural disaster; restricts a county health officer from issuing an order closing or limiting the operations of a church or religious organization for purposes of worship services. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 8; Title 58 and Title 68. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 112 SB 1197 Tennessee SB 1197 (112)
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Tennessee SB 1197 (112) — Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, prohibits the state, a political subdivision, or a public official from prohibiting or imposing additional restrictions on the lawful operations of a church or religious organization during a state of emergency, major disaster, or natural disaster; restricts a county health officer from issuing an order closing or limiting the operations of a church or religious organization for purposes of worship services. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 8; Title 58 and Title 68.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0083 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0214 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 — 00 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 2 4/13/2021 Passed — 52 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/24/2022 Passed — 246 (pass) · upper
  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/9/2021 (3) — 00 (pass) · lower
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — 7018 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed — 81 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Bowling — primary (person)
  • Grills — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-10 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-02-11 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2021-02-11 Filed for introduction introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-02-22 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
  • 2021-02-22 Intro., P1C. introduction
  • 2021-02-24 Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee referral-committee
  • 2021-02-24 P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-03-03 Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
  • 2021-03-09 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-09 Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-10 Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/17/2021
  • 2021-03-17 Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-18 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-24 Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
  • 2021-03-25 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021
  • 2021-03-29 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/21
  • 2021-03-29 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-03-29 Reset on cal. for 4/5/2021
  • 2021-03-29 H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0083) amendment-passage
  • 2021-04-05 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
  • 2021-04-05 H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/21
  • 2021-04-05 Reset on next avail. cal.
  • 2021-04-06 Deferred to Summer Study
  • 2021-04-07 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
  • 2021-04-07 Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. State & Local Government Comm. 4-13-21
  • 2021-04-08 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-08 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-12 Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 18, PNV 1 passage
  • 2021-04-12 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2021-04-13 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 2
  • 2021-04-13 Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  • 2021-04-14 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2022-02-16 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
  • 2022-02-23 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/2/2022
  • 2022-02-23 Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/2/2022
  • 2022-03-02 Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
  • 2022-03-02 Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/9/2022
  • 2022-03-09 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0
  • 2022-03-22 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2022
  • 2022-03-24 Companion House Bill substituted
  • 2022-03-24 Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 passage
  • 2022-03-24 Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0214)
  • 2022-03-24 Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
  • 2022-03-25 Sponsor(s) Added.
  • 2022-03-25 Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
  • 2022-03-30 Signed by Senate Speaker
  • 2022-03-30 Signed by H. Speaker
  • 2022-03-31 Transmitted to Governor for his action. executive-receipt
  • 2022-04-08 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2022-04-13 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 802
  • 2022-04-13 Effective date(s) 04/08/2022
  • 2022-04-13 Pub. Ch. 802

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5af9b651-d962-47cb-817b-47ee9128a548. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).