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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 Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

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.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Justin LaffertyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 69
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Objected to on Consent Calendar.
  7. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
  8. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025
  9. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
  10. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  11. Sponsor(s) Added.
  12. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source