---
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: "SB 1682"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1682 (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/dfbfd527-01d9-466f-95a5-c7f4bda45db2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1682&GA=112"
source_hash: "b532f7f953dbfe56ea1d1bf6407988e07bf07f7e49f68fe1d573632267ff19d5"
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 1682 (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/SB1682.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2022 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2022 3/10/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · 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 — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/2/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/8/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## 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** 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.
- **2022-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-14** Comp. SB subst.
- **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** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-04** Pub. Ch. 721
- **2022-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 721

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfbfd527-01d9-466f-95a5-c7f4bda45db2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).