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

SB 178: Open Meetings - As enacted, requires a local governing body subject to the open meetings laws to reserve a period of public comment to provide the public with the opportunity to comment on any matter germane to the jurisdiction of the governing body, regardless of whether the matter is listed on the agenda for the meeting. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44.

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

SB 178 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Open Meetings - As enacted, requires a local governing body subject to the open meetings laws to reserve a period of public comment to provide the public with the opportunity to comment on any matter germane to the jurisdiction of the governing body, regardless of whether the matter is listed on the agenda for the meeting. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44. Primary sponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 30, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 620.

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
Adam LowePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“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. 620
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/12/2026
  5. Senate Reset on calendar for 3/12/2026
  6. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
  7. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/26/2026
  8. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
  9. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/24/2026
  10. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/10/2026
  11. Sponsor(s) Added.
  12. Failed in Senate State & Local Government Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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