---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public records requests; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public records requests; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1881"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1881 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd477ecc-5fa4-4cfc-b282-7ec872bd13ca"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1881&ga=114"
source_hash: "c2043bfb21e052736f400c38d4dc03f8d394d6d0198eb4bf1df19e180f0d3862"
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 1881 (114) — Public Records - As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public records requests; makes related changes. - 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 HA1102** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1102.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1115** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1115.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1116** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1116.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0862** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0862.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1881.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **63–24** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/24/2026 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY JONES J PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Failed — **22–72** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (2) — **64–29** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JONES J PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Failed — **20–73** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2026-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0862)
- **2026-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 63, Nays 24, PNV 6 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Failed to adopt am (Amendment 3 - HA1116), Ayes 22, Nays 72, PNV 1
- **2026-04-13** Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA1115), Ayes 20, Nays 73, PNV 1
- **2026-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1102) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 837

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd477ecc-5fa4-4cfc-b282-7ec872bd13ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).