---
type: "Bill"
title: "Open Meetings - As enacted, revises provisions governing participation in meetings by electronic means of communication. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44."
description: "Open Meetings - As enacted, revises provisions governing participation in meetings by electronic means of communication. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2889"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2889 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Open Meetings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire", "Rudd"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63204c2e-5743-47ef-828a-2beec42eab25"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2889&GA=112"
source_hash: "7e6ce88d210d70bb5439ac34b855c10b8a579afeb78d3fded1712a921649725a"
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 2889 (112) — Open Meetings - As enacted, revises provisions governing participation in meetings by electronic means of communication. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0694** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0694.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0779** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0779.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2889.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/9/2022 (4) — **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 3/23/2022 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/7/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **85–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)
- Rudd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2022-02-07** Sponsor change.
- **2022-02-08** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-15** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-22** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-01** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0694) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-22** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-07** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0779)
- **2022-04-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 856
- **2022-04-25** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-25** Pub. Ch. 856

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63204c2e-5743-47ef-828a-2beec42eab25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).