# Tennessee SB 1826: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 86, Part 3 and Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1, relative to emergency communications district boards of directors.

Tennessee SB 1826, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 86, Part 3 and Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1, relative to emergency communications district boards of directors., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 05/22/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1826
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 86, Part 3 and Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1, relative to emergency communications district boards of directors.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Open Meetings
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (114 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Open meetings rules cover emergency communications boards: benefit, low. Tennessee’s open-meetings rules now include emergency communications district boards assisted by the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board. The law adds these district boards to the definition of “governing body.” This supports public access to their meetings. The change took effect when the act…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 75 | 6 |   |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/9/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1099
- 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 6, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-03-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/9/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/3/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1099.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1773.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1826.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1099.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1773.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1826.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1826-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).