---
type: "Bill"
title: "Newspapers and Publications - As enacted, requires, when legal notices must be published in a newspaper of general circulation, that the notice also be published on a news and information website that has a URL, if such a website exists, that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 1 and Title 8, Chapter 44."
description: "Newspapers and Publications - As enacted, requires, when legal notices must be published in a newspaper of general circulation, that the notice also be published on a news and information website that has a URL, if such a website exists, that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 1 and Title 8, Chapter 44."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2114"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2114 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Newspapers and Publications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60b5d69b-04b8-4370-bde4-18215f6a763b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2114&GA=113"
source_hash: "cae58ccc3ef698507a3f17b783b18b56c4bc0e685e05ac4a65ee478afb0ba2ba"
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 2114 (113) — Newspapers and Publications - As enacted, requires, when legal notices must be published in a newspaper of general circulation, that the notice also be published on a news and information website that has a URL, if such a website exists, that meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 1 and Title 8, Chapter 44.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0771** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0771.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0891** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0891.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2114.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **82–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/8/2024 Passed (1) — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2024 3/28/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed — **71–20** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/20/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/20/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-28** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-06** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-13** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** Passed H., as am., Ayes 82, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0771) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0891)
- **2024-04-08** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 793

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60b5d69b-04b8-4370-bde4-18215f6a763b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).