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Yes: 40 • No: 0
TennesseeSB 1778114th General Assembly (2025-2026)SenateWALLET
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 58-2-109, relative to disaster grants.
Sponsored By: Rusty Crowe (Republican)
Became Law
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Quicker disaster grants and clear rules
The law exempts state-run disaster grants from normal state purchasing rules in Title 12, Chapter 3, including Section 12-3-602. This helps speed up disaster response and recovery work. The agency must set disaster response procedures and monitor recipients and subrecipients to enforce grant terms. The law defines what a “disaster grant” is, and who counts as a recipient or subrecipient, including grants the state gets from federal or state agencies and grants the state awards to others. These changes are now in effect.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Rusty Crowe
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Sara Kyle
Democrat • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2026
Yes: 32 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/24/2026
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Pub. Ch. 591
3/23/2026Effective date(s) 03/18/2026
3/23/2026Signed by Governor.
3/18/2026SenateTransmitted to Governor for action.
3/6/2026SenateSigned by H. Speaker
3/5/2026HouseSigned by Senate Speaker
3/4/2026SenateEnrolled and ready for signatures
3/3/2026SenateRcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
3/2/2026HouseSubst. for comp. HB.
3/2/2026HousePassed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
3/2/2026HousePassed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
2/26/2026SenateSponsor(s) Added.
2/26/2026SenateEngrossed; ready for transmission to House
2/26/2026SenateRecommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
2/24/2026SenatePlaced on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2026
2/24/2026SenateAction deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/24/2026
2/17/2026SenatePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
2/17/2026SenatePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
2/10/2026SenatePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
1/22/2026SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
1/21/2026SenateFiled for introduction
1/20/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled / Public Chapter
Fiscal Note
Introduced
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