Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

HB 1640 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5, relative to confidentiality of department of safety records.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 837

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 15, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Public Records - As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public records requests; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  4. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  6. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  9. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0862)

  10. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  13. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  14. Subst. for comp. HB.

  15. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1102)

  16. Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA1115), Ayes 20, Nays 73, PNV 1

  17. Failed to adopt am (Amendment 3 - HA1116), Ayes 22, Nays 72, PNV 1

  18. Passed H., Ayes 63, Nays 24, PNV 6

  19. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  20. Signed by Senate Speaker

  21. Signed by H. Speaker

  22. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  23. Signed by Governor.

  24. Pub. Ch. 837

  25. Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

  26. Filed for introduction

  27. Intro., P1C.

  28. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Government Operations for Review

  29. Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  30. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  31. Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  33. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  34. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  35. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  36. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  37. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  38. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  39. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/8/2026

  40. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  41. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  42. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  43. Sponsor(s) Added.

  44. Comp. SB subst.

  45. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 837

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (128)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1640 do?
Public Records - As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public records requests; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.
Who sponsors HB 1640?
HB 1640 is sponsored by Lamberth, William (Republican), Cochran, Mark (Republican), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), Crawford, John (Republican), and Bricken, Rush (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1640?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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