Tennessee · House Bill 449 · 113th General Assembly

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

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Failed  
  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.

State Government - As introduced, authorizes a governmental entity to publish notices of public meetings on a secure website of the governmental body; authorizes a person to request an electronic or hard copy of an e-newsletter or notice published by the governmental body if the governmental body provides such documents electronically. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1.

Every action

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

  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 3/7/2023 · House Public Service Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · 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 3/22/2023 · House State Government Committee
  10. HouseFailed in State Government Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 22, 2023 House State Government Committee State Government Committee: Failed in State Government Committee
Members

Yes · 7

No · 9

Failed 7–9

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.