2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB0023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 44, relative to public meetings.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, requires a legislative body for a municipal, metropolitan, or county government to make available to the public, at no charge and at least 48 hours prior to a meeting, the agenda for the upcoming meeting in a place accessible to the public; authorizes such body to deliberate or act upon matters not listed on the agenda if the body follows its bylaws or properly adopted rules and procedures and complies with all other applicable state laws. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44.
Bill History
1/3/2023
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/10/2023
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/11/2023
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/11/2023
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
1/12/2023
Ref. to State Government Committee
House of Representatives
1/12/2023
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/28/2023
House of Representatives
3/28/2023
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/5/2023
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
House of Representatives
4/6/2023
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 213
4/4/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
Amendments
HA0372
Amendment 1-0 to HB0023
4/5/2023Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/3/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 15
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Jerome Moon
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Chris Todd
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Darren Jernigan
Democrat
Iris Rudder
Republican
Andrew Farmer
Republican
Jeremy Faison
Republican
Greg Martin
Republican
William Lamberth
Republican
Rusty Grills
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Greg Vital
Republican
Rick Eldridge
Republican
Dave Wright
Republican
John Clemmons
Democrat
Dan Howell
Republican
John Ragan
Republican