SB 6007

                                             .i f-..tr-a :, •~
                                             : ~ii AGRfCll
                                               ~-\
                                             i ¢,.\\
                                                             , 'l'.,        •
                                                                            •
                                                                            i
                                                                            :
                                               \~}-.-' ,,  '
                                                 ....
                                                                       ••
                        State ef J fflfle&SM
                              PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 6
                               FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
                                         SENATE BILL NO. 7
      By Crowe, Bailey, Bowling, Hatcher, Reeves, Rose, Southerland, Stevens, Walley
                                   Substituted for: House Bill No. 7
   By Faison, Renea Jones, Tim Hicks, Alexander, Hawk, Crawford, Eldridge, Hulsey, Hill, Terry,
   Burkhart, Littleton, Gary Hicks, Helton-Haynes, Marsh, Bricken, Greg Martin, Cepicky, Davis,
 Russell, Butler, Moody, Reedy, Sherrell, Leatherwood, Hale, Sparks, Doggett, Powers, McCalmon,
                                               Love
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 8 and Title 67, Chapter 5, relative
     to emergency events.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
         SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 6, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:
              (a) As used in this section:
                     (1) "Property":
                             (A) Means all real or personal property that is subject to taxation under
                     this chapter; and
                             (B) Does not include:
                                       (i) Intangible personal property, as defined in§ 67-5-501 (5); or
                                       (ii) Property that is assessed pursuant to part 13 of this chapter;
                             and
                    (2) "Qualified disaster" means any disaster certified by the federal emergency
              management agency (FEMA) occurring on or after September 26, 2024, and before
              September 30, 2024.
              (b) In connection with a qualified disaster in order to promote the general welfare,
       subject to the requirements of this section and subject to an appropriation by the general
       assembly, the comptroller shall disburse payments directly to owners of property:
                      ( 1) Whose property:
                             (A) Was destroyed or damaged by a qualified disaster, as determined
                      by the assessor of property by January 28, 2025; and
                             (B) Is located in a county included in the FEMA declaration; and
                      (2) Who owned the affected property at the time of the qualified disaster.
               (c) The payments disbursed pursuant to subsection (b) must be in an amount equal
       to the total amount of the tax levied on the property for tax year 2024 plus thirty percent
       (30%).
SB?
               (d) By June 30, 2025, owners of property who are eligible for payment under
      subsection (b) shall provide to the comptroller of the treasury all information and correctly
      completed documentation necessary for payment disbursement, as determined by the
      comptroller of the treasury. The comptroller shall determine the means by which owners of
      property must submit the necessary documentation and information. Failure to provide all
      necessary information and correctly completed documentation under this subsection (d) must
      result in forfeiture of eligibility for payment under this section.
              (e) Payments under this section must be provided to only one (1) owner per property.
      If more than one (1) owner seeks payment for the same property, the comptroller of the
      treasury shall disburse payment to the owner who first submits all necessary information and
      correctly completed documentation as required under subsection (d).
            (f) This section applies regardless of whether the property was restored or replaced
      by December 31, 2024.
             (g) This section is deleted on December 31, 2025.
        SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 58-8-106, is amended by deleting the
section and substituting instead:
              Upon receiving a request for mutual aid in an occurrence or for assistance from a
      requesting party in a municipal, county, state, or federal state of emergency, a participating
      governmental entity may, subject to the approval of the chief executive officer of the
      governmental entity, an emergency management employee or official, or the chief executive
      officer of a governmental utility system, as defined in § 58-8-115(c), as applicable, send its
      personnel and equipment outside its boundaries and into any other jurisdiction necessary to
      respond to the request.
      SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
                                               2
                FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
                   SENATE BILL NO.  7
PASSED:  January 29, 2025
                        ~  ~ M. To'- "1 c...\.\ \A.
                                         \ - - - - RANDY M~NlLLy
                                          SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
                                     CAMEm:7N SEXTON, SPEAKER
                                     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED this   J.L    day of   f c..hrvr:t YI I   2025
                          (.u.
-----411~----=-~~=--------=---=~~~..
                     BILL LEE, GOVERNOR