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TN HB 1797

died on adjournment

Open Meetings - As enacted, adds the governing body of a local education agency and certain other local governing bodies of a public body with the authority to make binding decisions or the ability to appropriate funds to the list of governing bodies that are required to make meeting agendas available to the public in advance of such meetings. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-110.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 1797 pass?

No. TN HB 1797 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 (2026-04-28): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 699

What is TN HB 1797 about?

TN HB 1797 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Open Meetings - As enacted, adds the governing body of a local education agency and certain other local governing bodies of a public body with the authority to make binding decisions or the ability to appropriate funds to the list of governing bodies that are required to make meeting agendas available to the public in advance of such meetings. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-110.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1797?

Lynn is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1797.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-04-28 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 699
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lynnprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-22

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-02

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-02

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Govenrment Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-04

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

  6. 2026-02-11

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

  7. 2026-02-11

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

  8. 2026-02-18

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

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-25

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

  10. 2026-03-04

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

  11. 2026-03-04

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

  12. 2026-03-11

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

  13. 2026-03-11

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

  14. 2026-03-18

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

  15. 2026-03-18

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

  16. 2026-03-25

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

  17. 2026-03-25

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-03-26

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

  19. 2026-03-30

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  20. 2026-03-30

    Comp. SB subst.

  21. 2026-04-28

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 699

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/18/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-02-18 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-03-25 · pass · 21-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 3/26/2026 (1)

    2026-03-30 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1797&ga=114

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