New bill would push local governments to have post-hurricane plans

Bill would help local governments with Helene loans

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) - Rep. Timothy Hill's House Bill 1278 passed through the House Finance Committee on Thursday. The bill would allow counties to use some of Gov. Bill Lee's disaster relief funding for the interest on loans that local governments had to get to rebuild infrastructure following Hurricane Helene. The senate version of the bill, Senate Bill 0646, is sponsored by Johnson City's Rusty Crowe, and currently sits in the Finance W…

New bill would push local governments to have post-hurricane plans

While folks continue to recover, state lawmakers are pushing a bill that would make sure local government's have post-hurricane plans for future storms.Cindy Baker lost almost everything during Hurricane Helene."It rips your heart out, againand my whole life was sitting on that curbthings I thought I could save, but you're so overwhelmed, you just throw it out there," said Baker.She hasn't been able to repair her home yet because she hasn't obta…

Lawmakers look to bolster hurricane plans

A measure to help with hurricane preparedness and response continued moving forward in the Florida House, a day after the Senate passed its version.