Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, enacts the "Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disaster Act." - Amends TCA Title 58; Title 62; Title 67 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed May 10, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2019 · House Apr 30, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 18, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
22
Committee
20
Amendments
1
May 10, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0175)
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0175)
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/24/2019
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/29/2019
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/25/2019
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State Committee to 3/26/2019
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0092)
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action def. in State Committee to 3/19/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/12/2019
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patsy Hazlewood
RRepublican
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