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TN SB1881

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jack Johnson

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Origin

Senate

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds the Office of Homeland Security to the list of agencies whose investigative records receive confidentiality protections under Tennessee public records law

  • Makes records describing protected critical infrastructure, including security analyses, warnings, interdependency studies, and recovery plans, confidential and exempt from public inspection

  • Shields records related to identifying, analyzing, preventing, and responding to terrorist or criminal threats against Tennessee's critical infrastructure from public disclosure

  • 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

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

Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

State and Local Government2/2/2026

Full Bill Text

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