Bill Commons

TN SB 212

enacted

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 · upper

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Did TN SB 212 pass?

Yes. TN SB 212 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Pub. Ch. 360

What is TN SB 212 about?

TN SB 212 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 SB 212?

Gardenhire is the primary sponsor of TN SB 212.

Introduced
2025-01-27
Latest action
2025-05-13 — Pub. Ch. 360
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gardenhireprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-13

    Pub. Ch. 360

  2. 2025-05-13

    Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

  3. 2025-05-05

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-04-23

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-04-22

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  6. 2025-04-22

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  7. 2025-04-22

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  8. 2025-04-16

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  9. 2025-04-16

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0354)

    amendment-withdrawal

  10. 2025-04-16

    Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

    passage

  11. 2025-04-09

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

  12. 2025-04-07

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0338)

  13. 2025-04-07

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0300)

  14. 2025-04-07

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0312)

  15. 2025-04-07

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    passage

  16. 2025-04-07

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  17. 2025-04-04

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  18. 2025-04-02

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0

  19. 2025-04-01

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-04-01

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  21. 2025-03-26

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  22. 2025-03-25

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025

  23. 2025-03-19

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  24. 2025-03-18

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025

  25. 2025-03-11

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2025

  26. 2025-03-11

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  27. 2025-03-04

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

  28. 2025-02-10

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

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-01-27

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  30. 2025-01-16

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/2/2025 Passed

    2025-04-02 · pass · 7-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-07 · pass · 32-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1)

    2025-04-16 · pass · 95-0

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