Governor - As enacted, prohibits orders, proclamations, or rules issued by the governor under the governor's emergency management powers from contravening, suspending, or conflicting with a provision of the Tennessee Constitution; restricts governor's ability under such powers to suspend certain procedural provisions of a law, order, rule, or regulation. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 58, Chapter 2.

HB 324 limits the governor's emergency powers by amending Tennessee law to prohibit executive orders, proclamations, or rules from "contravening, suspending, or conflicting with a provision of the Tennessee Constitution" (TCA § 58-2-107(a)(2)). It also restricts the governor from suspending "procedural provisions" of laws, orders, rules, or regulations during emergencies, requiring strict compliance with procedural requirements unless strict adherence would prevent necessary emergency action (TCA § 58-2-107(e)(1)). This directly affects the governor's authority to issue emergency directives under TCA Title 4 and Title 58, Chapter 2. The bill ensures emergency actions cannot override constitutional requirements or bypass standard procedural safeguards for state business.