TN HB2176 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 31 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-31 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1030
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 31 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-31 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1030
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, permits a court to award the reasonable court costs and attorney's fees to a petitioner successfully proving that a governing body knowingly and willfully violated the public meetings laws in this state. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6 and Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6 and Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1, relative to public meetings.
Sponsors
| Rep. Susan Lynn [R] | Rep. Jason Powell [D] | Rep. Tom Leatherwood [R] | Rep. Bryan Terry [R] |
| Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D] | Rep. Elaine Davis [R] | Rep. Chris Todd [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-31 | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1030 | |
| 2024-04-24 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-04-24 | House | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2024-04-17 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024 |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024 |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024 |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2024-04-16 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Placed behind the budget |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2024 |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| 2024-03-27 | House | Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/27/2024 |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/27/2024 |
| 2024-03-19 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/20/2024 |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/20/2024 |
| 2024-03-06 | House | Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/13/2024 |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/5/2024 |
| 2024-02-21 | House | Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/27/2024 |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-31 | House | P2C, ref. to State Government Committee |
| 2024-01-29 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB1963 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-31 - Effective date(s) 05/28/2024
