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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1797: Open Meetings - As enacted, adds the governing body of a local education agency and certain other local governing bodies of a public body with the authority to make binding decisions or the ability to appropriate funds to the list of governing bodies that are required to make meeting agendas available to the public in advance of such meetings. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-110.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1797 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Open Meetings - As enacted, adds the governing body of a local education agency and certain other local governing bodies of a public body with the authority to make binding decisions or the ability to appropriate funds to the list of governing bodies that are required to make meeting agendas available to the public in advance of such meetings. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-110. Primary sponsor: Susan Lynn (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 699.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Susan LynnPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 699
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
  7. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
  8. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
  9. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026
  10. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026
  11. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026
  12. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source