Open Meetings - As enacted, expands the requirement that state and local governing bodies make an agenda available to the public prior to regular public meetings of the body to include the governing bodies of certain nonprofit organizations, including nonprofit community organizations that receive federal funding, nonprofit organizations that receive community grant funds from this state or certain funding from local governments, nonprofit organizations created for the benefit of local governments, and nonprofit organizations that provide the metropolitan government of Nashville/Davidson County with certain utility services; requires, rather than permits, such governing bodies that maintain a website to post the agenda to the website. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-110.
SB 212 expands Tennessee's open meetings law to require certain nonprofit organizations to make meeting agendas publicly available before meetings. It applies to nonprofits receiving federal funding, state community grants, local government funds, or providing utility services to Nashville/Davidson County. The law changes the requirement from optional ("may") to mandatory ("shall") for these groups to post agendas on their websites if they maintain one. This amendment to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 8-44-110 became effective on May 5, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Signed May 5, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Apr 7, 2025
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Amendments
1
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0354)
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0338)
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Todd Gardenhire
RRepublican
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