# Tennessee SB 1881: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5, relative to confidentiality of department of safety records.

Tennessee SB 1881, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5, relative to confidentiality of department of safety records., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-05 (Effective date(s) 04/27/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1881
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5, relative to confidentiality of department of safety records.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Public Records
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (203 yes, 206 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee restricts records, requires yearly threat reports: mixed, low. The law takes effect upon becoming law and limits public access to Tennessee Office of Homeland Security records. It protects records about critical infrastructure security, terrorism, criminal threats, and security weaknesses at specific places. Infrastructure is defined by state and federal law,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: White

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY JONES J PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | fail | 22 | 72 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JONES J PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | fail | 20 | 73 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 63 | 24 |   |
| 2026-04-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 | pass | 64 | 29 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2026 | pass | 27 | 6 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-05-05: Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- 2026-05-05: Pub. Ch. 837
- 2026-04-27: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-15: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Passed H., Ayes 63, Nays 24, PNV 6 (House)
- 2026-04-13: Failed to adopt am (Amendment 3 - HA1116), Ayes 22, Nays 72, PNV 1 (House)
- 2026-04-13: Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA1115), Ayes 20, Nays 73, PNV 1 (House)
- 2026-04-13: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1102) (House)
- 2026-04-13: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-04-08: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-04-06: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0862) (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (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/pc0837.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1640.pdf)
- HA1102: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1102.pdf)
- HA1115: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1115.pdf)
- HA1116: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1116.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1881.pdf)
- SA0862: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0862.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0837.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1640.pdf)
- [HA1102 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1102.pdf)
- [HA1115 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1115.pdf)
- [HA1116 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1116.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1881.pdf)
- [SA0862 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0862.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1881-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).