SB 2538 Tennessee Senate · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Governor - As enacted, authorizes the governor to deploy up to a brigade-sized force to Texas to assist in repelling the invasion at the southern border of the United States during fiscal year 2024-2025. - Amends TCA Title 58.

This bill amends Tennessee law to change the required size of the state's National Guard deployment for disaster relief from three members to four members. It does not authorize the governor to deploy troops to the U.S. southern border, as that description in the provided text appears to be an error unrelated to the actual bill content. The change applies to the governor's authority under Title 58 of the Tennessee Code Annotated and takes effect immediately upon becoming law.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2024 Last action May 28, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
upper
Apr 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2024
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 1
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/20/2024
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Frank Niceley
Frank Niceley
RRepublican
TN
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