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Plain English Breakdown

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Making Addresses on Nominating Petitions for Certain Judicial Positions Confidential

This bill makes addresses listed on nominating petitions for judges, chancellors, district attorneys general, and public defenders confidential and not open to public inspection.

What This Bill Does

• Makes the addresses on nominating petitions for judges, chancellors, district attorneys general, and public defenders confidential.
• Changes Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Section 2-5-102 by adding a new subsection (c).
• Requires that these addresses are not open to public inspection.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who submit nominating petitions for judicial positions.
• The general public seeking access to these petition addresses.

Terms To Know

Nominating Petition

A document used to nominate a candidate for an elected position, in this case, certain judicial roles.

Confidential Records

Documents or information that are not available for public viewing and must be kept private.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill was withdrawn on January 15, 2026, so its current status is inactive.
• It does not specify how long the addresses will remain confidential or under what circumstances they might become public again.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1490
By Moon
HB1490
010601
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and
Title 10, Chapter 7, relative to confidential records.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-5-102, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) Notwithstanding § 10-7-503, the addresses on a nominating petition for the
office of judge, chancellor, district attorney general, and public defender are confidential
and are not open to public inspection.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.