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type: "Bill"
title: "Open Meetings - As enacted, requires a state governing body or a local government legislative body to make available to the public, at no charge, the agenda for the upcoming regular meeting in a place accessible to the public at least 48 hours prior to a regular meeting; authorizes such bodies to deliberate or act upon matters not listed on the agenda of its regular meeting if the body follows its bylaws or properly adopted rules and procedures and complies with all other applicable state laws. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1."
description: "Open Meetings - As enacted, requires a state governing body or a local government legislative body to make available to the public, at no charge, the agenda for the upcoming regular meeting in a place accessible to the public at least 48 hours prior to a regular meeting; authorizes such bodies to deliberate or act upon matters not listed on the agenda of its regular meeting if the body follows its bylaws or properly adopted rules and procedures and complies with all other applicable state laws. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2741"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2741 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Open Meetings"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c204ff81-2cd0-4a37-8098-9f99d29554e9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2741&GA=113"
source_hash: "7b6a258c41c783800407dbfde98c7a1f667329da84d9b1478370c2bff3be2292"
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 2741 (113) — Open Meetings - As enacted, requires a state governing body or a local government legislative body to make available to the public, at no charge, the agenda for the upcoming regular meeting in a place accessible to the public at least 48 hours prior to a regular meeting; authorizes such bodies to deliberate or act upon matters not listed on the agenda of its regular meeting if the body follows its bylaws or properly adopted rules and procedures and complies with all other applicable state laws. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0839** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0839.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0669** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0669.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2741.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **940** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2024 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gardenhire — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-01** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0669)
- **2024-03-21** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0839) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-01** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-17** Effective date(s) 04/11/2024
- **2024-04-17** Pub. Ch. 710
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c204ff81-2cd0-4a37-8098-9f99d29554e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).