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HB0557Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1, relative to natural disasters.

Introduced

Introduced by Kip Capley, District 71

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, creates the State Disaster Relief Program to be administered by TEMA for the purpose of providing grants to local governments where a natural disaster has occurred that does not exceed the threshold for federal disaster relief. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

April 2, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee · March 11, 2025

8

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

8 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Rick Eldridge10Yes
Michele Carringer16Yes
Greg Martin26Yes
Dennis Powers36Yes
Jeff Burkhart75Yes
Jesse Chism85Yes
Larry Miller88Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  6. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  7. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  8. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  9. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  10. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  11. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  12. Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

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