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type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, clarifies that individually identifiable health information collected, created, or prepared by the department of health is not open for public inspection. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, clarifies that individually identifiable health information collected, created, or prepared by the department of health is not open for public inspection. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2246"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2246 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2aed6a0-4cb9-4ce9-9dfd-4be3cc6e2cd8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2246&GA=110"
source_hash: "8f0160fe7c4a58b74200a54add10a9c38d574324aa672ac0c6da3849a8f9c395"
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 2246 (110) — Public Records - As enacted, clarifies that individually identifiable health information collected, created, or prepared by the department of health is not open for public inspection. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB2246.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **930** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **280** (fail) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2018 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hawk — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-30** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-12** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-21** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-06** Pub. Ch. 633
- **2018-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/02/2018
- **2018-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 633
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2aed6a0-4cb9-4ce9-9dfd-4be3cc6e2cd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).