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SB1876 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 10-7-504, relative to bank account information.

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Sponsor
Johnson, Lamberth
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Effective date(s) 03/18/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on penalties or duration of confidentiality.

Bank Account Information Privacy Act

This bill amends Tennessee's laws to include more specific types of financial information as confidential and not available for public inspection.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law so that certain details about bank accounts are kept secret by state agencies.
  • Adds names, locations of financial institutions, taxpayer identification numbers (TINs), and addresses to the list of confidential information.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State governmental agencies that handle bank account information.
  • Individuals whose financial data is stored by state agencies.

Terms To Know

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
A number used to identify a person or business for tax purposes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how long the information must be kept confidential.
  • It is unclear what penalties, if any, apply to those who violate this confidentiality requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/18/2026

  2. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 592

  3. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 592

  4. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  10. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  13. 2026-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  14. 2026-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/2/2026

  15. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/26/2026

  16. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  17. 2026-02-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  18. 2026-02-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026

  19. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  20. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  21. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026

  22. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  23. 2026-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026

  24. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  27. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  28. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  29. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  30. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  31. 2026-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  32. 2026-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Present law provides that
any bank account information that is received, compiled, or maintained by a state governmental agency
must
be confidential and not be an open record for inspection by members of the public.
Such account information
includes, but is not limited to, debit card numbers and any related personal identification numbers (PINs) or authorization codes, bank account numbers, and transit routing numbers.

This bill adds to the specific examples of such confidential account information listed in the second sentence above any related
names and location of financial institutions and specific account information such as names, taxpayer identification numbers (TINs), and addresses associated with the bank account.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1633
By Lamberth

SENATE BILL 1876
By Johnson
SB1876
010030
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section
10-7-504, relative to bank account information.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 10-7-504(r), is amended by deleting
the second sentence and substituting:
The bank account information that must be kept confidential includes, but is not
limited to, debit card numbers and any related personal identification numbers
(PINs) or authorization codes, bank account numbers, transit routing numbers,
names and location of financial institutions, and specific account information such
as names, taxpayer identification numbers (TINs), and addresses associated
with the bank account.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming law, the public welfare requiring it.