TN HB 1226
died on adjournmentInfectious Diseases - 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.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 1226 pass?
No. TN HB 1226 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-08): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 69
What is TN HB 1226 about?
TN HB 1226 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Infectious Diseases - 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.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 1226?
Lafferty is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1226.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Latest action
- 2025-04-08 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 69
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Laffertyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-06
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-02-10
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-12
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-02-12
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-19
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
2025-02-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-02-26
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025
2025-02-26
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-04
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-04
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-05
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
2025-03-06
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025
2025-03-10
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
2025-03-10
Objected to on Consent Calendar.
2025-03-10
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-11
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-03-13
Comp. SB subst.
2025-03-13
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-04-08
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 69
Versions
Documents
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Votes
HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/26/2025 Passed (3)
2025-02-26 · pass · 6-2
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (2)
2025-03-04 · pass · 16-3
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (1)
2025-03-10 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 669
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