---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, makes subject to public disclosure certain records, documents, and information pertaining to payers of the business tax, as long as the taxpayer consents to the public disclosure. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 67."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, makes subject to public disclosure certain records, documents, and information pertaining to payers of the business tax, as long as the taxpayer consents to the public disclosure. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 302"
citation: "Tennessee SB 302 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs", "McKenzie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 39
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9513898-74ee-45a9-b88e-9893eb852b2a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0302&GA=112"
source_hash: "22bb4095249a21eac780f83ab59ac6e9045d58b91599cdfe410a5660a90ad97d"
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 302 (112) — Public Records - As enacted, makes subject to public disclosure certain records, documents, and information pertaining to payers of the business tax, as long as the taxpayer consents to the public disclosure. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 67.

## 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/112/Bill/SB0302.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/30/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Move to Heel 4/1/2021 Failed — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021 4/1/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/14/2021 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **84–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/17/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)
- McKenzie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-05** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-30** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-05** Passed H., Ayes 84, Nays 2, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 327
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/04/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 327

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9513898-74ee-45a9-b88e-9893eb852b2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).