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TN HB1640

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

William Lamberth

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds the Office of Homeland Security to the list of agencies whose investigative records are exempt from public inspection under Tennessee's public records law

  • Makes confidential all Office of Homeland Security records describing protected critical infrastructure, including security analyses, warnings, interdependency studies, and recovery plans

  • Exempts from public disclosure all records relating to identification, prevention, response, and mitigation of terrorist or criminal threats against Tennessee's critical infrastructure

  • Grants the Commissioner of Safety authority to designate additional records as confidential if they describe or relate to protected critical infrastructure

  • Takes effect immediately upon becoming law due to public welfare necessity

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5, relative to confidentiality of department of safety records.

Public Records

Last Action

Sponsor(s) Added.

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Public Service Subcommittee3/12/2026
State & Local Government1/21/2026

Full Bill Text

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