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HB1797 • 2026

Open Meetings

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-44-110, relative to public meetings.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Lynn, Gardenhire
Last action
2026-04-28
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 699
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

ON MARCH 9, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1775, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON MARCH 9, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1775, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 excludes a private nonprofit community organization that is eligible to receive funds from the community services grant block program, from the list of governing bodies that are required to make meeting agendas available to the public in adv ance of such meetings.

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.

Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB1797

Plain English: House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB1797 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1775* House Bill No.
  • 1797 HA0885 013185 - 1 - by deleting Section 8-44-110(e)(11) in SECTION 1 and substituting: (11) Any other local governing body as defined in § 8-44-102(b)(1)(A) that also has the authority to make binding decisions or the ability to appropriate funds, excluding a private nonprofit community organization that is eligible to receive funds from the community services block grant program under 42 U.S.C.
Amendment 1-0 to SB1775

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB1775 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 1775* House Bill No.
  • 1797 SA0554 013185 - 1 - by deleting Section 8-44-110(e)(11) in SECTION 1 and substituting: (11) Any other local governing body as defined in § 8-44-102(b)(1)(A) that also has the authority to make binding decisions or the ability to appropriate funds, excluding a private nonprofit community organization that is eligible to receive funds from the community services block grant program under 42 U.S.C.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 699

  2. 2026-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/14/2026

  3. 2026-04-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 699

  4. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  11. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  12. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0885)

  13. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  14. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  15. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  16. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  20. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  21. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  22. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  23. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  25. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0554)

  26. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

  27. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  29. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0

  30. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  31. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  35. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  36. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 2/18/2026

  37. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/11/2026

  38. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  39. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Govenrment Committee

  40. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  41. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  42. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  43. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  44. 2026-01-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON MARCH 9, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1775, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 excludes a private nonprofit community organization that is eligible to receive funds from the community services grant block program, from the list of governing bodies that are required to make meeting agendas available to the public in adv
ance of such meetings.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 1775
By Gardenhire

HOUSE BILL 1797
By Lynn
HB1797
011627
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-
44-110, relative to public meetings.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-44-110(e), is amended by deleting
"and" at the end of subdivision (8), by deleting the period at the end of subdivision (9) and
substituting ";", and by adding the following as new subdivisions:
(10) The governing body of a local education agency (LEA); and
(11) Any other local governing body of a public body as defined in § 8-44-
102(b)(1)(A) that has the authority to make binding decisions or the ability to appropriate
funds.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.