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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Public Records - As enacted, requires a records custodian to cite the state law prohibiting disclosure of a public record if the denial of the public records request is based on state law; clarifies the forms of identification a governmental entity may request as evidence of residency in this state from a person seeking public records. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
+description: "Public Records - As enacted, requires a records custodian to cite the state law prohibiting disclosure of a public record if the denial of the public records request is based on state law; clarifies the forms of identification a governmental entity may request as evidence of residency in this state from a person seeking public records. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "HB 1854"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 1854 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Public Records"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire", "Whitson"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2022-01-11"
+last_action: "2022-04-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0f1344f-095a-4001-8ef0-1377f4fd5028"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1854&GA=112"
+source_hash: "c199d57b4186cfb473b2aec731b54e88dbf4e0b669308fe1d26b9d17c76a5ffe"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 1854 (112) — Public Records - As enacted, requires a records custodian to cite the state law prohibiting disclosure of a public record if the denial of the public records request is based on state law; clarifies the forms of identification a governmental entity may request as evidence of residency in this state from a person seeking public records. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0619** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0619.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0501** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0501.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1854.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/2/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/22/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022 3/10/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gardenhire — primary (person)
+- Whitson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2022-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2022-01-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
+- **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2022-01-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2022-01-24** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-25** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-01** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/8/2022
+- **2022-02-08** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/22/2022
+- **2022-02-15** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
+- **2022-02-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
+- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
+- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/28/2022
+- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2022-02-28** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0501)
+- **2022-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2022-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/8/2022
+- **2022-03-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
+- **2022-03-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022
+- **2022-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2022-03-14** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2022-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2022-03-14** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0619) `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2022-03-14** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2022-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2022-03-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2022-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2022-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2022-03-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 721
+- **2022-04-04** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
+- **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 721
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0f1344f-095a-4001-8ef0-1377f4fd5028`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+