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TN HB 885

died on adjournment

Open Meetings - As enacted, 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.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 885 pass?

No. TN HB 885 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 360

What is TN HB 885 about?

TN HB 885 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Open Meetings - As enacted, 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.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 885?

Todd is the primary sponsor of TN HB 885.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 360
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Toddprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-05

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-06

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-10

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  6. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  7. 2025-03-19

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

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-03-26

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  9. 2025-03-26

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  10. 2025-04-02

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

  11. 2025-04-02

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  12. 2025-04-08

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-09

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  14. 2025-04-10

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  15. 2025-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  16. 2025-04-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 360

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/19/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-03-19 · pass · 5-0

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed

    2025-04-08 · pass · 22-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1)

    2025-04-14 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0885&ga=114

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