Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 2616
Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes a governing body to conduct an executive session for the purpose of interviewing applicants for employment as director-level staff of the body without providing public notice of such session. - Amends TCA Title 8.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Moon (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 1048
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 14, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 13, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (2) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/8/2026 Passed (4) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 18, 2026 House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (5) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 27, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 1048 - May 27, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 05/21/2026 - May 21, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 11, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0950) - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 3, PNV 1 - Apr 14, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1101) - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 61, Nays 24, PNV 6 - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/8/2026 - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) withdrawn. - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Sponsor change. - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Feb 3, 2026 · House
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