# Tennessee HB 1278: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 58, relative to providing financial assistance in counties impacted by Hurricane Helene. Tennessee HB 1278, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 58, relative to providing financial assistance in counties impacted by Hurricane Helene., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/21/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1278-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1278 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 58, relative to providing financial assistance in counties impacted by Hurricane Helene. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/21/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 14 - Subjects: Public Funds and Financing - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (230 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Loan cost help for Helene-hit local governments: benefit, low. The law creates the Hurricane Helene Interest Payment Fund and took effect when it became law. Local governments qualify if their county was included in the federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Helene. The fund can cover lender charges for processing and servicing loans used for eligible Hele… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bud Hulsey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White - Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/21/2025 - 2025-05-27: Pub. Ch. 521 - 2025-05-21: Signed by Governor. - 2025-05-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-28: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-22: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0442) (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0320) (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-21: Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0499) (House) - 2025-04-21: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0292) (House) - 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-16: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/18/2025 (House) - 2025-02-12: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee- Government Operations for Review (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0292 (Substitute), 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0292.pdf) - HA0499 (Substitute), 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0499.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0521.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0646.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1278.pdf) - SA0320: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0320.pdf) - SA0442: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0442.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [HA0292 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0292.pdf) - [HA0499 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0499.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0521.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0646.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1278.pdf) - [SA0320 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0320.pdf) - [SA0442 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0442.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1278-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).