{"id":"TN-065","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Tennessee","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Tennessee General Assembly (112th), signed by Governor Lee","authority":"Tenn. Const. art. II; amends Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 68-2-601, -603, -609, 68-1-201 and Title 68, ch. 5, pt. 1","instrument":"Public Chapter No. 550 (2021) (SB 858 / HB 575)","title":"An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated... relative to public health (county boards of health advisory; prohibition on government COVID-19 vaccine-proof requirements)","dateIssued":"2021-06-02","effective":"Upon becoming law (signed June 2, 2021; effective date recorded May 26, 2021 by the General Assembly)","end":"Codified; in force through Q3 2021 and after","startDate":"2021-06-02","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","OTHER"],"addressees":["state and local governmental officials, entities, departments and agencies","county boards of health","private businesses (as protected class)"],"clause":"SECTION 1.... (2) Advise the county mayor on the enforcement of such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner... (3) Advise the county mayor on the adoption of rules and regulations... SECTION 3.... (b) It is the county health director\u0027s duty to enforce the regulations of the state department of health.... SECTION 6.... (a) A state or local governmental official, entity, department, or agency shall not: (1) Require, or mandate that a private business require, proof of vaccination as a condition of entering upon the premises of the business or utilizing services provided by the business; or (2) Require proof of vaccination as a condition of entering upon the premises of a state or local government entity... (2) \u0027Proof of vaccination\u0027 means physical documentation or digital storage of protected health information related to an individual\u0027s immunization or vaccination against COVID-19.","enforcement":"Statutory prohibition on governmental entities","functions":["governance of the six county health departments and county boards of health changed (boards made advisory to county mayors)","VAX no governmental vaccination-proof requirement could be imposed in Tennessee in Q3 2021"],"notes":"Explains why Tennessee had no vaccination-proof orders in Q3 2021 and shifted county health power toward county mayors; the six locally run health departments\u0027 directors retained the duty \u0027to enforce the regulations of the state department of health\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/112/pub/pc0550.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":91357,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TN","url":"/library/TN-065","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TN-065","citation":"Tennessee General Assembly (112th), signed by Governor Lee, Public Chapter No. 550 (2021) (SB 858 / HB 575) (June 2, 2021) (Ex. TN-065)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["DUT-TN-001","DUT-TN-003","DUT-TN-004","DUT-TN-016","SEC-16-GM-026","SEC-16-GM-027","SEC-17-GM-097"]}