Public Records - As enacted, authorizes, from April 28, 2021, to July 1, 2025, a records custodian to petition a court to enjoin a person who makes a request to view or copy a public record with the intent to disrupt government operations from making records requests. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Signed Apr 28, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2021 · House Apr 15, 2021
How they voted
22–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Mar 29, 2021
D
Democratic6
33% Nay
R
Republican24
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0234)
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/6/2021
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0134)
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 22, Nays 6, PNV 2
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/31/2021
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2021
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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