Secretary of State - As enacted, requires the secretary of state to omit from each annual publication of agency information mailing addresses and telephone numbers of agency members. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-604.
HB 1496 requires Tennessee's Secretary of State to exclude personal mailing addresses and telephone numbers of agency members from annual publications of agency information. This change directly affects agency members by protecting their personal contact details, which the bill designates as confidential. The law amends existing code to mandate this exclusion in the Secretary of State's annual compilation, effective July 1, 2026.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Apr 6, 2026
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/2/2026
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/3/2026
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 1/27/2026
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerome Moon
RRepublican
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