Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 1689 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 12; Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4; Title 39; Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 33; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 8; Title 55, Chapter 25; Title 62, Chapter 36; Title 63, Chapter 10, Part 4; Title 66, Chapter 29, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 18, Part 2, relative to public records.

Last action — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Public Records - As introduced, creates an offense for using or selling an individual's personal identifying information obtained from a governmental entity for commercial use, punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. -

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  2. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  3. Sponsor change.

  4. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  5. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  6. Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  7. Intro., P1C.

  8. Filed for introduction

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

  10. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  11. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1689 do?
Public Records - As introduced, creates an offense for using or selling an individual's personal identifying information obtained from a governmental entity for commercial use, punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. -
Who sponsors SB 1689?
SB 1689 is sponsored by Briggs, Richard (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1689?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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