House Bill 2190, also known as the "Climate Resilient Tennessee Act," establishes a new Office of Resilience within the governor's office, tasked with coordinating state efforts to enhance climate resilience. The office will oversee the creation of a statewide resilience plan, which will include strategies for mitigating climate threats through natural and non-structural approaches. Key responsibilities of the office include providing technical guidance to local jurisdictions, tracking progress on resilience goals, and ensuring inter-departmental cooperation. The chief resilience officer, appointed by the governor, will lead the office and manage its budget, staff, and initiatives.

Additionally, the bill creates a resilience task force composed of various state department representatives and a public member with expertise in resilience planning. This task force will guide resilience efforts and ensure public engagement through meetings and opportunities for public comment. The statewide resilience plan will be updated every five years, with the first submission due by July 1, 2027. The act emphasizes the importance of including disadvantaged communities in resilience planning and aims to ensure that they receive a significant portion of the benefits from proposed projects.