Privacy, Confidentiality - As enacted, enacts the "Personal Privacy Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 12; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed May 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2021 · House Apr 26, 2021
How they voted
24–4
Passed
Total votes 28
May 3, 2021
D
Democratic4
100% Nay
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
25
Committee
24
Amendments
2
May 25, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 5
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0282)
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0178)
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 66, Nays 24, PNV 4
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/12/2021
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Government Operations Committee to 4/12/2021
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/5/2021
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 3/31/2021
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/31/2021
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/30/2021
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/23/2021
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/16/2021
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2021
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2021
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee -- Government Operations for Review
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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