Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1226: 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.

In committee Last action April 8, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 69

Plain-language summary

HB 1226 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 69.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican).