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TN SB0669
TN SB0669AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 68, relative to the world health organization.
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Introduced
01/31/2025
01/31/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
02/24/2025
02/24/2025
Passed
03/13/2025
03/13/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/08/2025
04/08/2025
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill amends Tennessee state law to remove references to the World Health Organization (WHO) in two specific sections of the state's legal code. In Section 1, the bill deletes the phrase "the World Health Organization or" from a section of code related to emergency declarations. In Section 2, the bill replaces mentions of the "world health organization" with "federal centers for disease control and prevention" (CDC), effectively shifting the authority for pandemic declarations from the WHO to the CDC. This change means that for a state of emergency to be declared in Tennessee, a pandemic must first be declared by the CDC, after which the governor can then issue executive orders and directives related to the pandemic. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law, reflecting the state legislature's desire to prioritize federal health guidance over international health organization recommendations during public health emergencies.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (8)
Brent Taylor (R)*,
Paul Bailey (R),
Janice Bowling (R),
Joey Hensley (R),
Ed Jackson (R),
Adam Lowe (R),
Shane Reeves (R),
Paul Rose (R),
Last Action
Effective date(s) 03/25/2025 (on 04/08/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0669&ga=114 |
| BillText | https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0069.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - SB0669 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0669.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0669.pdf |
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