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HB1773 • 2026

Open Meetings

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 86, Part 3 and Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1, relative to emergency communications district boards of directors.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Leatherwood, Taylor
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1099
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Open Meetings

Present law authorizes a governing body to allow participation by electronic means of communication for any meeting authorized by law for the benefit of the public or the governing body.

What This Bill Does

  • Present law authorizes a governing body to allow participation by electronic means of communication for any meeting authorized by law for the benefit of the public or the governing body.
  • Present law requires that a governing body must meet with a quorum physically present at least once per calendar year.
  • However, a member of a governing body participating in a meeting by electronic means of communication is considered physically present at the meeting for purposes of voting and establishing a quorum.
  • Present law defines a "governing body" as the governing body of a board, agency, or commission of state government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1099

  2. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/22/2026

  3. 2026-05-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1099

  4. 2026-05-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  10. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 6, PNV 0

  11. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  13. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  14. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  15. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  16. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  17. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  18. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Next Calendar

  19. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  20. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  21. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  22. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  23. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  24. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  25. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  26. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  27. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  28. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  29. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  30. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  31. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  32. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  33. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2026

  34. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  35. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  36. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  37. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  38. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  39. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/3/2026

  40. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

  41. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  42. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  43. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  44. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  45. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  46. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  47. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Present law authorizes a governing body to allow participation by electronic means of communication for any meeting authorized by law for the benefit of the public or the governing body. Present law requires that a governing body must meet with a quorum
physically present at least once per calendar year. However, a member of a governing body participating in a meeting by electronic means of communication is considered physically present at the meeting for purposes of voting and establishing a quorum.

Present law defines a "governing body" as the governing body of a board, agency, or commission of state government. This bill clarifies that a "governing body" includes emergency communications district boards of directors assisted by the emergency comm
unications board.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1826
By Taylor

HOUSE BILL 1773
By Leatherwood
HB1773
011578
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7,
Chapter 86, Part 3 and Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1,
relative to emergency communications district
boards of directors.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-44-108(a)(2), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(2) "Governing body" means the governing body of a board, agency, or
commission of state government and includes emergency communications district
boards of directors assisted by the emergency communications board, created by § 7-
86-302; and
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.