---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, clarifies that a person requesting public records is not entitled to special or more expeditious access to records under this part due to the person's occupation or association with a specific profession. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, clarifies that a person requesting public records is not entitled to special or more expeditious access to records under this part due to the person's occupation or association with a specific profession. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 86"
citation: "Tennessee SB 86 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80bac807-bb95-4a1a-b06f-6bcb240f8855"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0086&GA=113"
source_hash: "f3ec201b2b92f4153b5b682977c3fd88e684517589d2143ced72148e3d30bf29"
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 86 (113) — Public Records - As enacted, clarifies that a person requesting public records is not entitled to special or more expeditious access to records under this part due to the person's occupation or association with a specific profession. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0086.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments `passage`
- **2023-01-20** Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2023-01-31** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/13/2023
- **2023-02-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/17/2023
- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 157

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80bac807-bb95-4a1a-b06f-6bcb240f8855`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).