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Leader Lambert outlines bill to create standalone Emergency Management Agency; subcommittee approves amendment
Summary
HB 2560, presented by Leader Lambert, would create a standalone Tennessee Emergency Management Agency rather than leaving emergency management functions within the military department; members said the change reflects modern missions and the amendment that rewrote the bill was adopted and the measure advanced (7-0).
Leader Lambert described HB 2560 and an accompanying amendment that effectively rewrites the bill to create a standalone state emergency management department (the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency). He told the committee TEMA "has served us well" during floods, tornadoes and hurricanes but historically has been administratively placed under the military department; the bill would create the agency as a separate department to better reflect its mission.
The committee adopted the amendment and voted to send the bill forward (7 ayes, 0 nos). The sponsor and members said any administrative transitions will be managed within existing state structures; no fiscal objections were raised in the subcommittee discussion.
