---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, requires that captured plate data from automatic license plate reader systems be treated as confidential and not be open for inspection by members of the public; schedules provision to expire July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, requires that captured plate data from automatic license plate reader systems be treated as confidential and not be open for inspection by members of the public; schedules provision to expire July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 809"
citation: "Tennessee HB 809 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lundberg", "Powell"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48f0281b-b0bf-4477-82b4-d6f209622074"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0809&GA=112"
source_hash: "7faaba51f56623f4bd0113d930879568c657c2411555060f2719e891c50e2bb7"
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 809 (112) — Public Records - As enacted, requires that captured plate data from automatic license plate reader systems be treated as confidential and not be open for inspection by members of the public; schedules provision to expire July 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0150** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0150.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB0809.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/3/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/29/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2021 Passed (1) — **86–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/23/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/30/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021 4/1/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lundberg — primary (person)
- Powell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-23** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-29** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0150)
- **2021-04-08** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 201
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/22/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 201

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48f0281b-b0bf-4477-82b4-d6f209622074`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).