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TN HB 1640

died on adjournment

Public Records - As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public records requests; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1640 pass?

No. TN HB 1640 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 (2026-05-05): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 837

What is TN HB 1640 about?

TN HB 1640 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Public Records - As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public records requests; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1640?

Lamberth is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1640.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-05-05 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 837
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lamberthprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-15

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-21

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-21

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-12

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  6. 2026-03-16

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  7. 2026-03-18

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  8. 2026-03-18

    Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  9. 2026-03-25

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

  10. 2026-03-25

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

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-04-01

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

  12. 2026-04-01

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

  13. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  14. 2026-04-08

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/8/2026

  16. 2026-04-08

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  18. 2026-04-13

    Comp. SB subst.

  19. 2026-04-13

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  20. 2026-05-05

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 837

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: MOTION 3/12/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-12 · pass · 68-18

  • HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/25/2026 Passed

    2026-03-25 · pass · 4-1

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/8/2026 Passed

    2026-04-08 · pass · 20-1

  • HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2026 Passed

    2026-04-08 · pass · 10-1

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Lafferty: not voting
    • Reneau: not voting

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (1)

    2026-04-13 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1640&ga=114

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