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TN HB 857

died on adjournment

Public Records - As enacted, requires the office of open records counsel to facilitate the convening of meetings of the advisory committee on open government, including selecting a date for the required annual meeting in the absence of co-chairs. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HB 857 pass?

No. TN HB 857 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. 370

What is TN HB 857 about?

TN HB 857 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Public Records - As enacted, requires the office of open records counsel to facilitate the convening of meetings of the advisory committee on open government, including selecting a date for the required annual meeting in the absence of co-chairs. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 857?

Leatherwood is the primary sponsor of TN HB 857.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 370
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Leatherwoodprimary

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. 2025-04-09

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

  13. 2025-04-09

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-04-10

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

  15. 2025-04-16

    Comp. SB subst.

  16. 2025-05-13

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 370

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 (3)

    2025-03-19 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-04-09 · pass · 19-0

  • 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=HB0857&ga=114

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