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

HB 857: Public Records - As enacted, requires the office of open records counsel to facilitate the convening of meetings of the advisory committee on open government, including selecting a date for the required annual meeting in the absence of co-chairs. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6.

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 857 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Records - As enacted, requires the office of open records counsel to facilitate the convening of meetings of the advisory committee on open government, including selecting a date for the required annual meeting in the absence of co-chairs. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6. Primary sponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 370.

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
Tom LeatherwoodPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“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. 370
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
  4. Rec. for pass if am; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  6. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025
  7. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
  8. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
  9. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025
  10. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
  11. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
  12. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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