Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, authorizes TEMA to assist a political subdivision or local emergency management agency with recovery from disasters and emergencies on public property at the request of the political subdivision or agency; suspends certain eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits for persons in the area of a declared emergency. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-302 and Section 58-2-106.
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Introduced
2Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To Governor
5Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Apr 17
Vote recorded HOUSE DISASTER RELIEF COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: 4/17/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
2025
Feb 25Comp. became Pub. Ch. 3Latest
Jan 29Comp. SB subst.
Vote recorded HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session 1/29/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session 1/29/2025. Result: pass.Lower
Jan 29Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
Jan 28P2C, ref. to Disaster Relief CommitteeMinor
Vote recorded HOUSE DISASTER RELIEF COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session 1/28/2025. Result: pass.Lower
Jan 28Placed on cal. Disaster Relief Committee of Extraordinary Session for 1/28/2025
Jan 28Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary SessionMinor
Jan 28Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 1/28/2025
Jan 28Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary SessionMinor
Jan 28Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 1/28/2025