# Tennessee SB 0646: 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 SB 0646, 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) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 521) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0646
- 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: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 521
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Public Funds and Financing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (19 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bobby Harshbarger (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Southerland (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Yarbro (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-21 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 521
- 2025-04-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Companion House Bill substituted (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- 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)
- HA0292: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0292.pdf)
- HA0499: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0499.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0646.pdf)
- SA0320: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0320.pdf)
- SA0442: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0442.pdf)

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- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
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## Sources
- [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)
- [HA0292 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0292.pdf)
- [HA0499 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0499.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0646.pdf)
- [SA0320 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0320.pdf)
- [SA0442 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0442.pdf)

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- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0646-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).