# Tennessee HB 1753: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 58, Chapter 8, relative to emergency response. Tennessee HB 1753, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 58, Chapter 8, relative to emergency response., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1753-2025-2026 - 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 1753 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 58, Chapter 8, relative to emergency response. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Civil Emergencies - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (155 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Annual TEMA training for local emergency staff: benefit, low. Beginning July 11, 2026, local emergency management agencies must require annual training for all employees. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) provides the training. It covers the Mutual Aid and Emergency and Disaster Assistance Agreement Act of 2004 and the Interlocal Cooperation Ac… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 957 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-27: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-21: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0886) (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-13: Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-13: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1092) (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-12: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-01-22: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-22: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-01-21: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA1092 (Substitute), 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1092.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0957.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1753.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1753.pdf) - SA0886: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0886.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed) - HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed) - HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (failed) - HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to infrastructure development distric… (failed) - HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (failed) ## Sources - [HA1092 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1092.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0957.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1753.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1753.pdf) - [SA0886 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0886.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026) - [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026) - [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026) - [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026) - [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026) - [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-HB1753-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).