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HB2402Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 58, relative to workers responding to emergency declarations.

Passed

Introduced by Lee Reeves, District 65

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, authorizes, during a state of emergency that is based on a natural emergency, an emergency utility worker to travel upon public roads and enter areas subject to curfew or restricted access orders when such access is necessary to perform emergency utilities restoration activities; provides that an emergency utility worker, and the emergency utility worker's employer, are immune from civil liability for injury, death, or property damage resulting from an act or omission of the emergency utility worker committed in good faith while engaged in emergency utilities restoration activities during a state of emergency declared that is based on a natural emergency. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 58.

Where it stands

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 988

May 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · April 17, 2026

13

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Tim Hicks6Yes
Gary Hicks9Yes
Jason Zachary14Yes
Mark Cochran23Yes
Ryan Williams42Yes
Lee Reeves65Yes
Kip Capley71Yes
Johnny Shaw80Yes
Jesse Chism85Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

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

  4. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  8. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  9. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  10. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  11. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  12. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  13. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  14. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  15. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Judiciary Committee

  16. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/7/2026

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  21. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  22. Placed behind the budget

  23. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  24. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  25. Rec for adopt by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  26. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  27. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  28. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  29. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Comp. SB subst.

  32. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 988

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