Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

SB 1881 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5, relative to confidentiality of department of safety records.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  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

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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.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

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. Intro., P1C.

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

  4. Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

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

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Comp. SB subst.

  20. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 837

  21. Filed for introduction

  22. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

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

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

  29. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0862)

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

  31. Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  34. Subst. for comp. HB.

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

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

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

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

  39. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  40. Signed by Senate Speaker

  41. Signed by H. Speaker

  42. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  43. Signed by Governor.

  44. Pub. Ch. 837

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

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)

128 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1881 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 SB 1881?
SB 1881 is sponsored by Johnson, Jack (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Seal, Jessie (Republican), and White, Dawn (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1881?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 1881?
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