# Tennessee SB 1778: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 58-2-109, relative to disaster grants.

Tennessee SB 1778, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 58-2-109, relative to disaster grants., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Effective date(s) 03/18/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1778
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 58-2-109, relative to disaster grants.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Effective date(s) 03/18/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (40 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee disaster grants get flexibility and oversight: benefit, low. The law exempts Tennessee agency-administered disaster grants from most state purchasing rules, but Tennessee Code Annotated § 12-3-602 still applies. Covered grants include grants and subgrants awarded to or by the state for legally authorized disaster response and recovery programs. The agency mu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Sara Kyle (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0591.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1467.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1778.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0591.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1467.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1778.pdf)

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- [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026)
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- [SB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1667-2025-2026)
- [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026)
- [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1778-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).