---
type: "Bill"
title: "Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes a governing body to conduct an executive session for the purpose of interviewing applicants for employment as director-level staff of the body without providing public notice of such session. - Amends TCA Title 8."
description: "Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes a governing body to conduct an executive session for the purpose of interviewing applicants for employment as director-level staff of the body without providing public notice of such session. - Amends TCA Title 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2616"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2616 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Open Meetings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48130265-bd5b-46d1-8def-bf3c33ae197d"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2616&ga=114"
source_hash: "0f07cfdeb090e35de216a83c1abe9576b8e3874ccf7b8afc90dfb657120a40b3"
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 2616 (114) — Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes a governing body to conduct an executive session for the purpose of interviewing applicants for employment as director-level staff of the body without providing public notice of such session. - Amends TCA Title 8.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1101** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1101.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0950** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0950.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2616.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed (1) — **28–3** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2026 Passed (3) — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/8/2026 Passed (4) — **9–6** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (5) — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 Passed (1) — **61–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Moon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-25** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-25** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-25** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026
- **2026-04-01** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026
- **2026-04-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
- **2026-04-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/8/2026
- **2026-04-08** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 61, Nays 24, PNV 6 `passage`
- **2026-04-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1101) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0950)
- **2026-04-15** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/21/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1048

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48130265-bd5b-46d1-8def-bf3c33ae197d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).