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TennesseeSB 1464114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Chapter 253 of the Public Acts of 2021, relative to confidential records.

Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable

Signed by Governor

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Stronger record protections bring disclosure penalties

Beginning July 1, 2026, new disclosure penalties strengthen record protections and increase criminal exposure for people handling protected information. They apply to conduct on or after that date. State or local officials who release protected immigration enforcement information with criminal negligence commit a Class E felony. The release also supports removal from office where Tennessee's removal law applies. People legally required to protect records covered by § 10-7-504(f)(1)(I) face a Class E felony for criminally negligent public release. For confidential law-enforcement information under § 10-7-504(g)(1), criminally negligent public release is generally a Class B misdemeanor. Intentionally releasing it while knowing it is confidential is a Class A misdemeanor. Criminally negligent public release of the category in § 10-7-504(g)(1)(A)(iii) is a Class E felony. These law-enforcement-record offenses exclude releases expressly authorized by the affected personnel or ordered by a court. Criminal negligence uses Tennessee's statutory definition, not ordinary carelessness. The law removes a specified $500 fine-only penalty and extends § 10-7-504(f)(8)(D) across all of subdivision (f)(8). Other state and federal criminal and civil penalties remain available.

More officer privacy, less public access

Tennessee's state-level immigration enforcement privacy rules take effect when the law becomes law. Parallel local rules begin July 1, 2026. Agencies must withhold officers' names paired with contact details, home addresses, or other personal identifying information. Names are also protected during undercover work, when release endangers an active or planned operation, or when a documented threat assessment shows ongoing harm risk. Dates, times, locations, logistics, and strategies for specific future operations are confidential. These protections limit public records access. Exceptions preserve federally public information, court-ordered releases, necessary enforcement sharing, and misconduct disclosures required by law. Judicial records need not omit information they must legally include. After an operation, agencies may release names when there is no reasonable safety risk or threat to current or future operations. The rules override conflicting state or local policies. Local coverage includes agents, employees, members, representatives, and county, city, town, and metropolitan mayors.

Undercover officers gain stronger name protections

Beginning July 1, 2026, designated undercover officers' names stay private during their assignments and for a reasonable time afterward. This protection applies when the agency finds a reasonable risk to officer safety or current or future operations. Agencies may authorize disclosure only when it poses no safety or operational risk. This limits public access to the protected names. The protection does not cover training or certification records held by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

  • Janice Bowling

    Republican • Senate

  • Richard Briggs

    Republican • Senate

  • Ferrell Haile

    Republican • Senate

  • Bobby Harshbarger

    Republican • Senate

  • Tom Hatcher

    Republican • Senate

  • Ed Jackson

    Republican • Senate

  • Adam Lowe

    Republican • Senate

  • Randy McNally

    Republican • Senate

  • Mark Pody

    Republican • Senate

  • Reeves

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Paul Rose

    Republican • Senate

  • Jessie Seal

    Republican • Senate

  • Stevens

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Brent Taylor

    Republican • Senate

  • Page Walley

    Republican • Senate

  • Bo Watson

    Republican • Senate

  • White

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Ken Yager

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 189 • No: 117

House vote • 3/26/2026

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026

Yes: 70 • No: 19

House vote • 3/26/2026

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JONES J PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026

Yes: 18 • No: 72

House vote • 3/26/2026

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026

Yes: 69 • No: 18

Senate vote • 3/9/2026

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/9/2026

Yes: 26 • No: 6

Senate vote • 3/3/2026

SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Yes: 6 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date(s) 04/13/2026, 07/01/2026

    4/27/2026

  2. Pub. Ch. 686

    4/27/2026

  3. Signed by Governor.

    4/13/2026Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/2/2026Senate

  5. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/1/2026House

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    3/30/2026Senate

  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    3/26/2026Senate

  8. Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 19, PNV 1

    3/26/2026House

  9. Failed to adopt am. (Amendment 2 - HA0849), Ayes 18, Nays 72, PNV 1

    3/26/2026House

  10. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0671)

    3/26/2026House

  11. Subst. for comp. HB.

    3/26/2026House

  12. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/12/2026House

  13. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/9/2026Senate

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/9/2026Senate

  15. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6

    3/9/2026Senate

  16. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0548)

    3/9/2026Senate

  17. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026

    3/6/2026Senate

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/3/2026Senate

  19. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0

    3/3/2026Senate

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

    2/26/2026Senate

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

    2/24/2026Senate

  22. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

    1/14/2026Senate

  23. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    1/13/2026Senate

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

    6/16/2025Senate

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

    6/12/2025Senate

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