Urge your State Representative to SUPPORT HB 324 to protect constitutionally secured liberties during an emergency.
HB 324 limits the emergency powers of the governor, ensuring that executive orders, proclamations, and rules issued during a state of emergency cannot override, suspend, or conflict with the Tennessee Constitution. This bill is a necessary step in reining in executive authority and restoring checks and balances in Tennessee’s government.
Under current law, the governor has broad powers to suspend laws, regulations, and procedures under the justification of an emergency. HB 324 removes the ability to suspend constitutional rights and establishes clear limitations on the governor’s emergency powers. This prevents overreach like we saw during COVID-19, when emergency declarations led to restrictions on businesses, individual freedoms, and religious gatherings.
By passing HB 324, Tennessee ensures that no future governor can use emergency powers to infringe on constitutional liberties. This bill upholds the rule of law, strengthens legislative oversight, and prevents unilateral executive actions from eroding Tennesseans’ freedoms.
We strongly SUPPORT this bill and ask that you contact your state representative to vote yes on HB 324.
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