---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding public records. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding public records. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1626"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1626 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bricken", "Haile"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6aa42cd2-2f0f-4082-bf5a-49b9879083b0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1626&GA=111"
source_hash: "0396a47db29222cb9332ce4f3df6bb5b3f184ce9c806260f32ee085d84ffedcd"
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 1626 (111) — Public Records - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding public records. - 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 HA0520** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0520.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0630** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0630.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0483** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0483.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0484** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0484.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1626.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2020 3/12/2020 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/11/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/2/2020 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2020 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/2/2020 2/27/2020 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/11/2020 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/20/2020 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE & EMPLOYEES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee 1/29/2020 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bricken — primary (person)
- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-15** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** P2C, ref. to State Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-01-22** Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 1/29/2020
- **2020-01-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/4/2020
- **2020-01-29** Placed on cal. State Committee for 2/4/2020
- **2020-01-29** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-04** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-04** Taken off notice for cal. in State Committee
- **2020-02-05** Placed on cal. State Committee for 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-11** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2020-02-11** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0484)
- **2020-02-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0483)
- **2020-02-24** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2020
- **2020-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/2/2020
- **2020-03-02** Re-ref. Government Operations Committee
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2020
- **2020-03-12** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Reset on cal. for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-18** Reset on Regular Cal. for 3-20-20
- **2020-03-20** Reset on Regular Cal. for 6-1-20
- **2020-05-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/1/2020
- **2020-06-02** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-02** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0630) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-02** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0520) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-02** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-06-02** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-06-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-08** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 676
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 06/15/2020
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 676

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6aa42cd2-2f0f-4082-bf5a-49b9879083b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).