---
type: "Bill"
title: "Open Meetings - As enacted, replaces a reference to a repealed federal law with a reference to, and language from, the present federal statute. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-102."
description: "Open Meetings - As enacted, replaces a reference to a repealed federal law with a reference to, and language from, the present federal statute. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-102."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1834"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1834 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Open Meetings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moody", "Pody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2c92a17-270f-4e99-a083-6a8a07022cb3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1834&GA=110"
source_hash: "6f64d0645f5cf4b402356162653014d404ee68034cfa11d11a90d1bd77dad1c1"
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# Tennessee HB 1834 (110) — Open Meetings - As enacted, replaces a reference to a repealed federal law with a reference to, and language from, the present federal statute. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-102.

## 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/110/Bill/HB1834.pdf)

## Votes

- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/20/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **97–0** (fail) · lower
- STATE GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/14/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Moody — primary (person)
- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2018-01-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. S&L Govt. Comm. 1-30-18
- **2018-01-30** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/1/2018
- **2018-01-30** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-01-30** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/30/2018
- **2018-02-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/5/2018
- **2018-02-01** Senate Reset on calendar for 2/5/2018
- **2018-02-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-22** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/26/2018
- **2018-02-26** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-02-27** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-02-27** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-02-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-02-28** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-02-28** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 545
- **2018-03-13** Pub. Ch. 545
- **2018-03-13** Effective date(s) 03/09/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a2c92a17-270f-4e99-a083-6a8a07022cb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).