--- type: "Bill" title: "Public Records - As enacted, creates an exception from open records requests for video taken by a law enforcement body camera that depicts interactions with minors in schools, the interior of a healthcare or mental health facility, or the interior of a private residence where no crime has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 38." description: "Public Records - As enacted, creates an exception from open records requests for video taken by a law enforcement body camera that depicts interactions with minors in schools, the interior of a healthcare or mental health facility, or the interior of a private residence where no crime has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 38." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 442" citation: "Tennessee SB 442 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Public Records"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Whitson"] version_count: 1 action_count: 50 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2017-02-06" last_action: "2017-05-11" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89ee9fcc-a739-4b34-83cb-a9b4a4465642" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0442&GA=110" source_hash: "d02eab7db4d0dbf2654331594e8727c692b05c403afddaf9764580e0a3f9540d" 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 SB 442 (110) — Public Records - As enacted, creates an exception from open records requests for video taken by a law enforcement body camera that depicts interactions with minors in schools, the interior of a healthcare or mental health facility, or the interior of a private residence where no crime has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 38. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0442.pdf) ## Votes - FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 1 4/19/2017 Passed — **26–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2017 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/16/2017 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper - SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/7/2017 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Johnson — primary (person) - Whitson — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-02-06** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee - **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2017-02-15** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/21/2017 - **2017-02-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/7/2017 - **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/1/2017 - **2017-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/7/2017 - **2017-03-01** Taken off notice for cal in s/c State Government Subcommittee of State Government Committee - **2017-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2017-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2017-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2017-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1 - **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/15/2017 - **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/16/2017 - **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/22/2017 - **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c State Government Subcommittee to 3/22/17 - **2017-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2017-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2017-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage` - **2017-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0080) - **2017-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0079) - **2017-03-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/28/2017 - **2017-03-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee` - **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017 - **2017-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2017 - **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2017 - **2017-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2017-04-06** Reset on cal. for 4/13/2017 - **2017-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2017-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0206) `amendment-passage` - **2017-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2017-04-13** Comp. SB subst. - **2017-04-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/19/2017 - **2017-04-19** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0206) `passage` - **2017-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2017-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2017-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker - **2017-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2017-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2017-05-11** Pub. Ch. 255 - **2017-05-11** Effective date(s) 05/02/2017 - **2017-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 255 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89ee9fcc-a739-4b34-83cb-a9b4a4465642`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).