2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB0212: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-44-110, relative to agendas for meetings of governing bodies.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, expands the requirement that state and local governing bodies make an agenda available to the public prior to regular public meetings of the body to include the governing bodies of certain nonprofit organizations, including nonprofit community organizations that receive federal funding, nonprofit organizations that receive community grant funds from this state or certain funding from local governments, nonprofit organizations created for the benefit of local governments, and nonprofit organizations that provide the metropolitan government of Nashville/Davidson County with certain utility services; requires, rather than permits, such governing bodies that maintain a website to post the agenda to the website. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-110.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/27/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/10/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Senate
3/4/2025
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
Senate
3/11/2025
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2025
Senate
3/11/2025
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
Senate
3/18/2025
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
Senate
3/25/2025
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025
Senate
3/26/2025
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
Senate
4/1/2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
Senate
4/1/2025
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
Senate
4/2/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
Senate
4/4/2025
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0338)
Senate
4/7/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0300)
Senate
4/7/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0312)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
Senate
4/7/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
Senate
4/9/2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Subst. for comp. HB.
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0354)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Enrolled and ready for signatures
Senate
4/22/2025
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/22/2025
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Senate

Amendments

SA0338

Amendment 3-0 to SB0212

4/3/2025Not Adopted

SA0300

Amendment 1-0 to SB0212

4/2/2025Not Adopted

SA0312

Amendment 2-0 to SB0212

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/16/2025
95
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration
4/7/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
4/2/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/4/20257.7 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/16/20257.7 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis4/4/2025118.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/17/2025155.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/20/2025134.2 KB