Public Buildings - As enacted, expands public records exception to include residential information of local government employees. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504.
HB 66 amends Tennessee's public records law to expand an exception protecting residential information for public employees. It directly affects state, county, municipal, and other public employees by adding their street address, city, state, and zip code to the list of protected details under public records requests. The bill replaces existing language in TCA Section 10-7-504(f)(1)(D) to explicitly include these address elements as exempt information. This change prevents public disclosure of employees' home addresses in response to public records requests, effective April 24, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Signed Apr 24, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 7, 2025
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Apr 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/24/2025
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 3/24/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/17/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Sparks
RRepublican
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