Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HB0446 Compare Versions

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12	12	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
13	13	Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7, relative to international
14	14	organizations.
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16	16	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
17	17	SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 1, is amended by
18	18	adding the following as a new section:
19	19	(a) This section is known and may be cited as the "Restrictions on International
20	20	Organizations' Jurisdiction in the State of Tennessee Act."
21	21	(b) The World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the World Economic
22	22	Forum, directly or indirectly, have no jurisdiction in this state. This state and its political
23	23	subdivisions, including, but not limited to, counties, cities, towns, precincts, water
24	24	districts, school districts, school administrative units, and quasi-public entities, must not
25	25	be compelled to engage in the enforcement of, or to collaborate with the enforcement of,
26	26	a requirement or mandate issued by the World Health Organization, the United Nations,
27	27	or the World Economic Forum, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation,
28	28	a government, public, or private organization acting on behalf of the World Health
29	29	Organization, World Economic Forum, or United Nations such as a national focal point;
30	30	the International Health Regulations (IHR) agreement of 2005; the United States
31	31	department of health and human services, food and drug administration, center for
32	32	disease control, or national institute of health; or other United Nations, federal, or state
33	33	One Health agencies.
34	34	(c) A requirement or mandate issued by the World Health Organization, the
35	35	United Nations, or the World Economic Forum, whether directly or indirectly, including,
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40	40	without limitation, a government, public, or private organization acting on behalf of the
41	41	World Health Organization, World Economic Forum, or United Nations such as a
42	42	national focal point; the IHR agreement of 2005; the United States department of health
43	43	and human services, food and drug administration, center for disease control, or national
44	44	institute of health; or other United Nations, federal, or state One Health agencies must
45	45	not be used in this state as a basis for action, nor to direct, order, or otherwise impose,
46	46	contrary to the Tennessee constitution and laws of this state, a requirement or mandate,
47	47	including those for masks, vaccines, or medical testing, or to gather public or private
48	48	information about the state's citizens or residents, and such a requirement or mandate
49	49	has no force or effect in this state.
50	50	(d) This state and all political subdivisions of this state, including, but not limited
51	51	to, counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, school
52	52	administrative units, and quasi-public entities, shall not accept any funding in support for
53	53	any programs associated with the World Health Organization, the United Nations, or the
54	54	World Economic Forum whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, a
55	55	government, public, or private organization acting on behalf of the World Health
56	56	Organization, World Economic Forum, or United Nations such as a national focal point;
57	57	the IHR agreement of 2005; the United States department of health and human services,
58	58	food and drug administration, center for disease control, or national institute of health; or
59	59	other United Nations, federal, or state One Health agencies.
60	60	(e) A rule, regulation, law, mandate, fee, tax policy, treaty, executive agreement,
61	61	or international agreement that violates the congressional legislative powers set forth in
62	62	Article 1, Section 8 of the United States constitution pertaining to the implementation of
63	63	mandates from the World Health Organization, World Economic Forum, or United
64	64	Nations must not be enforced or implemented by this state or an agency, department,
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69	69	board, commission, political subdivision, governmental entity of this state, city, county,
70	70	municipality, or another political entity.
71	71	(f) A person or entity that violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of ten
72	72	thousand dollars ($10,000) for a first offense, and twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for
73	73	each subsequent offense. A person or entity receiving funding in violation of this section
74	74	must return such funding to the funding organization.
75	75	SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.