# Tennessee SB 0136: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, Chapter 44, relative to meetings conducted with electronic participation. Tennessee SB 0136, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, Chapter 44, relative to meetings conducted with electronic participation., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-15 (Effective date(s) 05/09/2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0136-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0136 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, Chapter 44, relative to meetings conducted with electronic participation. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-05-15, Effective date(s) 05/09/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Local Government, General - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (113 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local lawmakers gain limited remote meeting access: benefit, low. Tennessee county and municipal legislative bodies can allow members to join meetings remotely after a two-thirds vote. They can end this option by the same vote. Members qualify for a family or medical emergency approved by the body, military service, or bad weather preventing in-person attendance.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 | pass | 77 | 10 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025 | pass | 28 | 2 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-05-15: Effective date(s) 05/09/2025 - 2025-05-15: Pub. Ch. 411 - 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 77, Nays 10, PNV 5 (House) - 2025-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0393) (House) - 2025-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-10: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-04-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 2 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0382) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0411.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0136.pdf) - HA0393: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0393.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0136.pdf) - SA0382: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0382.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0411.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0136.pdf) - [HA0393 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0393.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0136.pdf) - [SA0382 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0382.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0136-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).