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SB2004 • 2026

Civil Emergencies

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 58, Chapter 8, relative to emergency response.

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Sponsor
Hatcher, Howell
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on additional time allowed for submitting itemized invoices, only that such a request is possible under extenuating circumstances.

Emergency Response Training and Reimbursement

This bill requires local emergency management agencies to provide annual training for employees on specific acts related to mutual aid and interlocal cooperation.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires local emergency management agencies to ensure all their employees receive yearly training from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) about the Mutual Aid and Emergency Disaster Assistance Agreement Act of 2004, and the Interlocal Cooperation Act.
  • Encourages participating government entities like police departments, sheriff's offices, fire departments, public works departments, highway departments, municipal utilities, or finance offices to designate employees for this training.
  • Requires TEMA to document when an employee has completed their required training.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local emergency management agencies and their employees in Tennessee.
  • Government entities such as police departments, sheriff's offices, fire departments, public works departments, highway departments, municipal utilities, or finance offices.

Terms To Know

Mutual Aid
An agreement between different government agencies to help each other during emergencies.
Interlocal Cooperation Act
A law that allows local governments to work together on projects and services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact amount of additional time a responding agency can request for submitting itemized invoices.
  • It is unclear how this act will be enforced or what penalties might apply if agencies do not comply with training requirements.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB1753

Plain English: The amendment requires local emergency management agencies to ensure their employees receive annual training on specific laws and documents this completion in employee files.

  • Local emergency management agencies must provide annual training for all employees on the Mutual Aid and Emergency and Disaster Assistance Agreement Act of 2004, and the Interlocal Cooperation Act.
  • Agencies are required to keep records of completed training in each employee's personnel or training file.
  • The chief executive of certain departments is encouraged to designate specific employees to receive this training.
  • The amendment text does not specify penalties for non-compliance with the training requirements.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2004

Plain English: The amendment requires local emergency management agencies to provide annual training on specific laws and document the completion of this training for each employee.

  • Local emergency management agencies must give yearly training to all employees about the Mutual Aid and Emergency Disaster Assistance Agreement Act of 2004 and the Interlocal Cooperation Act.
  • Agencies are required to keep records showing that each employee has completed the necessary training.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if an agency fails to comply with these requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  2. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  3. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

  5. 2026-04-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1092)

  6. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  7. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  8. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  9. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  10. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  11. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  12. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  13. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  14. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  15. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  16. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  17. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  18. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  19. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  20. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  21. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  22. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  23. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  24. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  25. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  26. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  27. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  28. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  29. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  30. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  31. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  32. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  33. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1753, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require a local emergency management agency to annually require all employees to receive training provided by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) on the Mutual Aid and Emergency and Disaster Assist
ance Agreement Act of 2004, and the Interlocal Cooperation Act. The completion of such training must be documented in the employee's personnel or training file and by TEMA.

This amendment encourages the chief executive of each police department, sheriff's department, fire department, public works department, highway department, municipal utility, or county or municipal finance office that is a participating government entit
y to designate employees to receive the above-described training provided by TEMA. Any completed training must be documented by TEMA.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1753
By Howell

SENATE BILL 2004
By Hatcher
SB2004
011443
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7; Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 58,
Chapter 8, relative to emergency response.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 58-8-111(g), is amended by deleting
the subsection and substituting instead:
(g) The responding party shall forward the reimbursable costs with an itemized
invoice to the requesting party as soon as possible, but no later than sixty (60) days after
the provision of assistance has ended. The responding party may make a request to the
requesting party for additional time to forward the itemized invoice for extenuating
circumstances.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.