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Companion Bill HB3637. Open Meetings - Makes various changes to the Open Meetings Law and to the Open Records Law; creates office of open records counsel. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 8, Chapter 44 and Title 10, Chapter 7. Fiscal Summary for *SB3280 / HB3637 Increase State Expenditures - $22,500/One-Time Increase State Expenditures - $140,400/Recurring Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $100,000/Recurring Bill Summary for *SB3280 / HB3637 This bill revises various provisions governing open meetings and open records. OPEN MEETINGS This bill specifies that the open meetings requirement does not prohibit discussions or the mere communication of factual information between individual members of a governing body where the purpose is to educate members on a specific issue. Under this bill, a court [...]

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Latest Actions
  • 07/02/2008 - Public Chapter 1179
  • 07/02/2008 - Effective date(s) 07/01/08
  • 06/19/2008 - Signed by Governor.
  • 06/11/2008 - Transmitted to Governor for action.
  • 06/04/2008 - Signed by House Speaker

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Bill Text
File name Last Updated
Amendment 2-0 to SB328004/24/2008
Amendment 1-0 to SB328004/03/2008
SB3280 Bill Text PDF01/21/2008

Fiscal Notes
File name Last Updated
Fiscal Memo - Amendment 2-0 to SB328005/24/2008
Fiscal Memo - Amendment 2-0 to SB328004/24/2008
Fiscal Memo - Amendment 1-0 to SB328004/03/2008
SB3280 Fiscal Notes PDF02/09/2008