Tennessee · House Bill 23 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 44, relative to public meetings.

HB 23 Sponsored by Jerome Moon Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 3, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 12, 2023
  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 Withdrawn  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, requires a legislative body for a municipal, metropolitan, or county government to make available to the public, at no charge and at least 48 hours prior to a meeting, the agenda for the upcoming meeting in a place accessible to the public; authorizes such body to deliberate or act upon matters not listed on the agenda if the body follows its bylaws or properly adopted rules and procedures and complies with all other applicable state laws. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44.

Every action

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

Show the 9 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
  4. HouseSponsor(s) withdrawn.
  5. CommitteeRef. to State Government Committee · House State Government Committee
  6. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee · House Public Service Subcommittee
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/28/2023 · House Public Service Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee · House State Government Committee
  9. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  1. CommitteePlaced on cal. State Government Committee for 4/5/2023 · House State Government Committee
  2. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  3. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  4. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
  5. HouseComp. SB subst.
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. became Pub. Ch. 213
  8. HouseSponsor(s) Added.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 16 cosponsors: 14 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

All 16 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.