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IntroducedJan 29, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Tennessee House Bill
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 58, Chapter 2.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: 4/9/2026 Regular Calendar (9:00 AM CDT)
Position: 1
Summary
Comments on HB 562
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 5
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 6
NO: 2
OTHER: 0
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 61
NO: 31
OTHER: 0
YES: 69
NO: 21
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 10
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
YES: 1
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reset on cal. for 4/23/2026
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- Reset on cal. for 4/9/2026
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/9/2026
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/2026
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/11/2026
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/11/2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0320)
- Re-ref. Judiciary Committee
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Apr 07, 2025 | House
- Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/10/2025
- Apr 03, 2025 | House
- H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025
- Apr 02, 2025 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
- Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
- Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Feb 27, 2025 | House
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Feb 05, 2025 | House
- P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
- Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
- Feb 03, 2025 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Jan 29, 2025 | House
- Filed for introduction
Documents
- Fiscal Memo for HA0656 (15089) - Amendment 1-0 to HB0562
- House Fiscal Note (Dashboard): Fiscal Note for HB0562 -- Judiciary Committee 03/04/2026PDF
- House Supplemental (Dashboard): Scanned Fiscal Memo HB0562_(014273).pdf -- Judiciary Committee 03/04/2026PDF
- Video: House Floor Session - 57th Legislative Day Apr 9, 2026 (02h 25m)HTML
- Video: House Floor Session - 51st Legislative Day Mar 26, 2026 (02h 37m)HTML
- Video: Calendar & Rules Committee Mar 19, 2026 (00h 12m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 11, 2026 (01h 26m)HTML
- Video: Judiciary Committee Mar 4, 2026 (01h 21m)HTML
- Video: House Floor Session - 24th Legislative Day Apr 10, 2025 (03h 33m)HTML
- Video: House Floor Session - 22nd Legislative Day Apr 7, 2025 (01h 46m)HTML
- Video: Calendar & Rules Committee - Immediately After Session Apr 3, 2025 (00h 18m)HTML
- Video: State & Local Government Committee Apr 2, 2025 (01h 58m)HTML
- Video: State & Local Government Committee Mar 26, 2025 (01h 23m)HTML
- Video: Public Service Subcommittee Mar 19, 2025 (00h 52m)HTML



