---
type: "Bill"
title: "Privacy, Confidentiality - As enacted, clarifies that certain provisions related to the confidentiality of private records held by public utilities only apply to those records and not to all confidential records. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
description: "Privacy, Confidentiality - As enacted, clarifies that certain provisions related to the confidentiality of private records held by public utilities only apply to those records and not to all confidential records. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2247"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2247 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Privacy", "Confidentiality"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe", "Holsclaw"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36199def-fb0b-4b92-85d2-0df05299533c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2247&GA=111"
source_hash: "80a283ce35ebd225afdfee2a4a24043b763d8e4c6c75368ec4cb8417fbb9bf42"
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 2247 (111) — Privacy, Confidentiality - As enacted, clarifies that certain provisions related to the confidentiality of private records held by public utilities only apply to those records and not to all confidential 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. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2247.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE & EMPLOYEES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 2/19/2020 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2020 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2020 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2020 3/12/2020 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)
- Holsclaw — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-02-10** Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 2/19/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on cal. State Committee for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-25** Action def. in State Committee to 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-03** Meeting Canceled. Reset on State Committee cal. for 3/10/20
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2020
- **2020-03-12** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-03-16** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-03-16** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-26** Pub. Ch. 624
- **2020-03-26** Effective date(s) 03/25/2020
- **2020-03-26** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 624

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36199def-fb0b-4b92-85d2-0df05299533c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).