Tennessee House · Mar 4, 2025
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (2)
Result: pass
HB 1226: Infectious Diseases - As enacted, deletes all references to the world health organization; requires a pandemic to be declared by the federal centers for disease and prevention control, rather than the world health organization, with a subsequent declaration of a state of emergency by the governor for the governor to have exclusive jurisdiction to issue executive orders and directives related to the pandemic until the pandemic ceases to exist. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 68.
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 3 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Shaundelle Brooks(Democratic) | Nay |
| Kip Capley(Republican) | Yea |
| John Clemmons(Democratic) | Nay |
| Ron Gant(Republican) | Yea |
| John Gillespie(Republican) | Yea |
| Esther Helton-Haynes(Republican) | Yea |
| Gary Hicks(Republican) | Yea |
| Tim Hicks(Republican) | Yea |
| Timothy Hill(Republican) | Yea |
| Doc Kumar(Republican) | Yea |
| Tom Leatherwood(Republican) | Yea |
| Susan Lynn(Republican) | Yea |
| Brock Martin(Republican) | Yea |
| Bo Mitchell(Democratic) | Nay |
| Iris Rudder(Republican) | Yea |
| Paul Sherrell(Republican) | Yea |
| Bryan Terry(Republican) | Yea |
| Ron Travis(Republican) | Yea |
| Mark White(Republican) | Yea |