---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, creates an exception from open records requests for video taken by a law enforcement body camera that depicts interactions with minors in schools, the interior of a healthcare or mental health facility, or the interior of a private residence where no crime has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 38."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, creates an exception from open records requests for video taken by a law enforcement body camera that depicts interactions with minors in schools, the interior of a healthcare or mental health facility, or the interior of a private residence where no crime has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 38."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 732"
citation: "Tennessee HB 732 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Whitson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e178087-6e71-4c58-9f38-369aca1f6b11"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0732&GA=110"
source_hash: "19c4932a28762445eb52151929e211177ae46599db87f6c843820579febad1c7"
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 732 (110) — Public Records - As enacted, creates an exception from open records requests for video taken by a law enforcement body camera that depicts interactions with minors in schools, the interior of a healthcare or mental health facility, or the interior of a private residence where no crime has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 38.

## 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/HB0732.pdf)

## Votes

- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/28/2017 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2017 3/30/2017 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- STATE GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/22/2017 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Whitson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/21/2017
- **2017-02-21** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/7/2017
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
- **2017-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-01** Taken off notice for cal in s/c State Government Subcommittee of State Government Committee
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2017-03-08** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c State Government Subcommittee to 3/22/17
- **2017-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-16** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0080)
- **2017-03-16** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0079)
- **2017-03-20** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017
- **2017-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-06** Reset on cal. for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-13** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-13** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-13** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0206) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-17** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-19** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0206) `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 255
- **2017-05-11** Pub. Ch. 255
- **2017-05-11** Effective date(s) 05/02/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e178087-6e71-4c58-9f38-369aca1f6b11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).