SB0263

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4, relative to state government.

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Tennessee SB0263 prohibits state and local governments from enforcing or complying with mandates from the World Health Organization, the United.

Tennessee SB0263 amends state law to declare that the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum have no jurisdiction in Tennessee. It prohibits the state and its political subdivisions from enforcing or collaborating with any mandates issued by these organizations. This includes mandates for masks, vaccines, or medical testing, or any requirement to gather information about citizens or residents. Such mandates have no legal effect in Tennessee or its political subdivisions. The act takes effect July 1, 2025.

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Roll Call Votes

73 Yea

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24 Nay

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Calendar

Apr 8, 2025

8:30 AM

Senate Finance, Ways And Means Hearing

History

May 13, 2025

Pub. Ch. 361

May 13, 2025

Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

May 5, 2025

Senate

Signed by Governor.