Tennessee House Bill 562: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 2, relative to emergency powers.

Tennessee · 114 session

Status: Introduced

What it does

As introduced, prohibits a person, political subdivision, or public official, in connection with a state emergency, from categorizing or proclaiming by order, rule, or regulation that a lawful occupation is non-essential, or otherwise proclaiming by order, rule, or regulation that a lawful occupation is prohibited from operating based on what the lawful occupation is; specifies that a person harmed by a violation of the prohibition may bring a civil action for actual damages or declaratory relief. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2.

Latest action

Held on desk. (2026-04-23)

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