Section 68-2-611 - Pandemic - Exclusive jurisdiction of governor to issue executive orders and directives(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary:(1) For the purposes of effectively mitigating the impact of a pandemic, upon declaration of a pandemic by the world health organization and a subsequent declaration of a state of emergency by the governor indicating that the pandemic impacts this state, and until the pandemic ceases to exist, the governor has exclusive jurisdiction to issue executive orders and directives related to the pandemic with respect to each county health department in this state, including a county health department created by private or public act prior to July 1, 1985, or by action of a county legislative body; and(2) The commissioner of health and a local health department, board, entity, county mayor, or official shall not supersede, vacate, contradict, or refuse to comply with such executive order or directive of the governor issued pursuant to subdivision (a)(1).(b) For purposes of subsection (a), a pandemic ceases to exist when the governor terminates the state of emergency or allows the declaration of the state of emergency to expire upon finding that the pandemic no longer significantly impacts this state.Added by 2021EX3 Tenn. Acts, ch. 4, s 1, eff. 11/12/2021.