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| Bill | Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes local governmental bodies to conduct certain community meetings via electronic means of communication. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, Chapter 44. | Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes local governmental bodies to conduct certain community meetings via electronic means of communication. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, Chapter 44. | us/states/tn | Tennessee General Assembly | 114 | SB 1944 | Tennessee SB 1944 (114) |
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Tennessee SB 1944 (114) — Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes local governmental bodies to conduct certain community meetings via electronic means of communication. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, Chapter 44.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Current Version (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2026 Passed (1) — 32–0 (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/17/2026 Passed (2) — 9–0 (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed (1) — 66–16 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Briggs — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-21 Filed for introduction
filing - 2026-01-22 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction - 2026-02-02 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
referral-committee - 2026-02-10 Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
- 2026-02-17 Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- 2026-02-27 Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/2/2026
- 2026-03-02 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
receipt - 2026-03-02 Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
passage - 2026-03-05 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- 2026-04-16 Passed H., Ayes 66, Nays 16, PNV 6
passage - 2026-04-16 Subst. for comp. HB.
substitution - 2026-04-20 Enrolled and ready for signatures
enrolled - 2026-04-21 Signed by H. Speaker
passage - 2026-04-21 Signed by Senate Speaker
passage - 2026-04-23 Transmitted to Governor for action.
executive-receipt - 2026-05-05 Signed by Governor.
executive-signature - 2026-05-18 Effective date(s) 05/05/2026
- 2026-05-18 Pub. Ch. 895
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6eaf2fb6-2661-43ea-bb8f-020487883138. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).