republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-832.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Records - As enacted, revises provisions relative to the destruction of original public records. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-404."
description: "Public Records - As enacted, revises provisions relative to the destruction of original public records. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-404."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 832"
citation: "Tennessee SB 832 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison", "Niceley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97ec4fa4-9363-4b08-aae6-da74d7e3bd89"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0832&GA=112"
source_hash: "511bcceb8026a42945863cbbe566c2b762c8c8c3fd8fddeffa2649b78e2559b4"
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 832 (112) — Public Records - As enacted, revises provisions relative to the destruction of original public records. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-404.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0233** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0233.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0209** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0209.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0832.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/29/2021 Passed (1) — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/6/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/31/2021 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021 4/26/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/6/2021 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Faison — primary (person)
- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-04-06** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2021-04-06** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0209)
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-29** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0233) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/13/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 447
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 447

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97ec4fa4-9363-4b08-aae6-da74d7e3bd89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).