Public Health - As enacted, revises and adds provisions relative to COVID-19; transfers certain existing provisions (such as liability provisions) and adds the new provisions to a newly created title in TCA (Title 14); specifies that the provisions of the newly created title will prevail over any conflicting law; and prohibits the governor from suspending any provision of the newly created title, except in cases where the governor is exercising the governor's emergency powers during a state of emergency declared by the governor; prohibits a governmental entity and other public official from suspending any provision of the newly created title, regardless of whether there is a state of emergency. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 14; Title 29; Title 38; Title 49; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Oct 2021
Senate Passage
Oct 2021
House Passage
Oct 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Oct 26, 2021
Signed Nov 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Oct 29, 2021 · House Oct 29, 2021
How they voted
22–5
Passed
Total votes 27
Oct 29, 2021
D
Democratic5
100% Nay
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
23
Committee
16
Amendments
13
Nov 12, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Oct 30, 2021
Amended
Conference Committee report tabled (CC9001)
upper
Oct 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee report adopted (CC9002) Ayes 22, Nays 4, PNV 0
upper
Oct 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 58, Nays 22 PNV 2
lower
Oct 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA9007)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA9008)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Amended
Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA9011)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Amended
Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA9012)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 6
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA9013)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA9015)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - HA9016)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 6 - HA9017)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 8 - HA9021)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 13 - HA9028)
lower
Oct 29, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA9008)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA9012)
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 14 - HA9029)
lower
Oct 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 62, Nays 20, PNV 1
lower
Oct 29, 2021
Amended
Senate refused to concur in House amendments 12, 13, and 14.
upper
Oct 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee appointed. (Johnson, Bell, Watson, Bailey, White, Akbari, Yarbro)
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Covid-19 Committee of Extraordinary Session III
lower
Oct 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Covid-19 Committee of Extraordinary Session III for 10/28/2021
lower
Oct 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session III
lower
Oct 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session III for 10/28/2021
lower
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 10/28/2021
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 10/28/2021
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 10/28/2021
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 10/29/2021
upper
Oct 27, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Oct 27, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Oct 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Oct 26, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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