Tennessee · House Bill 694 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45; Title 47 and Title 58, Chapter 2, relative to emergency powers.

HB 694 Sponsored by Monty Fritts Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 26, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

State Government - As introduced, prohibits a person, political subdivision, or public official, in connection with a state emergency, from categorizing or proclaiming by order, rule, or regulation that a lawful occupation is non-essential, or otherwise proclaiming by order, rule, or regulation that a lawful occupation is prohibited from operating based on what the lawful occupation is; specifies that a person harmed by a violation of the prohibition may bring a civil action for actual damages or declaratory relief. - Amends TCA Title 45; Title 47 and Title 58, Chapter 2.

Every action

19 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 11 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to State Government Committee · House State Government Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee · House Public Service Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House Public Service Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Public Service Subcommittee
  8. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State Government Committee
  9. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2024 · House Public Service Subcommittee
  10. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  11. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  1. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee · House State Government Committee
  2. CommitteePlaced on cal. State Government Committee for 3/20/2024 · House State Government Committee
  3. HouseAction def. in State Government Committee to 3/27/2024
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. State Government Committee for 3/27/2024 · House State Government Committee
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. HouseAction def. in State Government Committee to 4/3/2024
  7. CommitteePlaced on cal. State Government Committee for 4/3/2024 · House State Government Committee
  8. HouseTaken off notice for cal. in State Government Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

All 4 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.