Tennessee · House Bill 2176 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6 and Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1, relative to public meetings.

HB 2176 Sponsored by Susan Lynn Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2024
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Open Meetings - 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.

Every action

28 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 20 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to State Government Committee · House State Government Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee · House Public Service Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/27/2024 · House Public Service Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/5/2024
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2024 · House Public Service Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee · House State Government Committee
  9. CommitteePlaced on cal. State Government Committee for 3/13/2024 · House State Government Committee
  10. HouseAction def. in State Government Committee to 3/20/2024
  11. CommitteePlaced on cal. State Government Committee for 3/20/2024 · House State Government Committee
  12. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  13. HouseAction def. in State Government Committee to 3/27/2024
  14. CommitteePlaced on cal. State Government Committee for 3/27/2024 · House State Government Committee
  15. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  16. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  17. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2024 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  18. HousePlaced behind the budget
  19. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  20. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  1. CommitteeRec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  2. CommitteePlaced on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2024 · House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  3. CommitteeRec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2024 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2024
  6. HouseComp. SB subst.
  7. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 1030

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

All 6 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.