---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, permits a political subdivision to release the name or photograph of a minor victim of a criminal offense for the purpose of memorializing the victim in a memorial garden, if the custodial parent or legal guardian of the victim has consented to the release. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, permits a political subdivision to release the name or photograph of a minor victim of a criminal offense for the purpose of memorializing the victim in a memorial garden, if the custodial parent or legal guardian of the victim has consented to the release. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2268"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2268 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powell", "Yarbro"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0970c38-f560-4a5e-bee9-8171bb528772"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2268&GA=111"
source_hash: "7e6f5b4cce742d4ec7830b2a20bbf761b0ba7ec94056cf57116bd4bd204c7e25"
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 2268 (111) — Public Records - As enacted, permits a political subdivision to release the name or photograph of a minor victim of a criminal offense for the purpose of memorializing the victim in a memorial garden, if the custodial parent or legal guardian of the victim has consented to the release. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0718** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0718.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2268.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/3/2020 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/8/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/18/2020 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2020 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/2/2020 5/29/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/26/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powell — primary (person)
- Yarbro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-11** Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-12** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 2/19/2020
- **2020-02-18** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-19** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Families Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2020
- **2020-03-11** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-18** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 5/26/2020
- **2020-05-26** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/29/2020
- **2020-05-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/2/2020
- **2020-06-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0718) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-03** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-03** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-05** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-08** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0718) `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 735
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 06/22/2020
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 735

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0970c38-f560-4a5e-bee9-8171bb528772`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).