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This bill, by amending Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3 and Title 49, significantly alters the ability of individuals to sue the government. Specifically, it removes the right for any affected person to seek declaratory or injunctive relief (court orders to declare something or stop an action) when challenging the legality or constitutionality of a state governmental action, meaning people can no longer sue the state government for these types of remedies. However, the bill introduces a new provision that allows a cause of action for declaratory or injunctive relief against a "political subdivision," which refers to local government entities like cities, counties, or school districts, but explicitly prohibits seeking damages or challenging the validity of state statutes through this new avenue, and importantly, it does not waive the state's sovereign immunity, which is its protection from lawsuits.

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