---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, establishes the official policy for the maintenance of records by the department of tourist development. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22 and Title 10, Chapter 7."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, establishes the official policy for the maintenance of records by the department of tourist development. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22 and Title 10, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1692"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1692 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-08"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e495ad95-29f1-4941-8b96-c8b5cb2330eb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1692&GA=113"
source_hash: "e55c477382c61d212a842bd6bf8bd88e93d0f5443e4207eb2b0768bbe2cd6bb2"
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 1692 (113) — Public Records - As enacted, establishes the official policy for the maintenance of records by the department of tourist development. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22 and Title 10, Chapter 7.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment SA0761** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0761.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1692.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/29/2024 Passed (2) — **69–16** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/13/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/29/2024 Passed — **69–18** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **23–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/21/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **73–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-08** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-26** Reset on cal. for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 16, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 6, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0761)
- **2024-03-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-28** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 73, Nays 17 PNV 0 HB1692
- **2024-04-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/22/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 740

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e495ad95-29f1-4941-8b96-c8b5cb2330eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).