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Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextJudges and Chancellors - Requires meetings of the judicial selection commission to be open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 17. Fiscal Summary for HB2163 / *SB1953 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextJudges and Chancellors - Requires meetings of the judicial selection commission to be open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 17. Fiscal Summary for *SB1953 / HB2163 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0184. Open Meetings - Changes exemption from audit requirement for certain associations and corporations that are exempt from open records law. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for HB0673 / *SB0184 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB0673 / *SB0184 Present law requires that the records of any association or nonprofit corporation meeting the following description be open to the public: (1) Was established for the benefit of local government officials or counties, cities, towns or other local governments or as a municipal bond financing pool; (2) Receives dues, service fees, or any other income from local government officials or such local governments that constitute at least 30 percent of its total annual income; and (3) Was authorized as of January 1, 1998, under [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 558 Bill TextOpen Meetings - Extends the initial reporting deadline until December 1, 2007, and the final reporting deadline until February 1, 2008, for the special joint committee to study open government laws. - Amends Chapter 887 of the Public Acts of 2006. Fiscal Summary for HB0815 / *SB0327Increase State Expenditures - $2,900 Each One Day Meeting
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextOpen Meetings - Makes Open Meetings Act applicable to general assembly or committee, subcommittee, or ad hoc committee of general assembly so long as quorum is present. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44. Fiscal Summary for *HB1191 / SB1643 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0673. Open Meetings - Changes exemption from audit requirement for certain associations and corporations that are exempt from open records law. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *SB0184 / HB0673 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB0184 / HB0673 Present law requires that the records of any association or nonprofit corporation meeting the following description be open to the public: (1) Was established for the benefit of local government officials or counties, cities, towns or other local governments or as a municipal bond financing pool; (2) Receives dues, service fees, or any other income from local government officials or such local governments that constitute at least 30 percent of its total annual income; and (3) Was authorized as of January 1, 1998, under [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Public Chapter 558 Bill TextOpen Meetings - Extends the initial reporting deadline until December 1, 2007, and the final reporting deadline until February 1, 2008, for the special joint committee to study open government laws. - Amends Chapter 887 of the Public Acts of 2006. Fiscal Summary for *SB0327 / HB0815Increase State Expenditures - $2,900 Each One Day Meeting
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Governor Comm. Bill TextOpen Meetings - Makes Open Meetings Act applicable to general assembly or committee, subcommittee, or ad hoc committee of general assembly so long as quorum is present. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44. Fiscal Summary for SB1643 / *HB1191 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill TextPlanning, Public - Requires posting notice of hearing for proposal to create older neighborhood preservation grant program, in addition to posting notice in newspaper. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 64; Title 13 and Title 67. Fiscal Summary for *HB1938 / SB2037 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate S&L Governor Comm. Bill TextPlanning, Public - Requires posting notice of hearing for proposal to create older neighborhood preservation grant program, in addition to posting notice in newspaper. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 64; Title 13 and Title 67. Fiscal Summary for SB2037 / *HB1938 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant
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Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Failed In Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of Judiciary of Judiciary Committee Bill TextJudges and Chancellors - Removes authorization for the judicial selection commission to meet in private. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1 and Title 17. Fiscal Summary for *HB4154 / SB4176Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextJudges and Chancellors - Removes authorization for the judicial selection commission to meet in private. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1 and Title 17. Fiscal Summary for SB4176 / *HB4154Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee State Government of S&LG Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3593. Open Meetings - Clarifies that meeting does not include mere communication of factual information; prohibits series of chance meetings; requires court to award reasonable attorney fees against governing body if plaintiff substantially prevails on any part of claim. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44. Fiscal Summary for HB3945 / *SB3593 Increase State Expenditures - $2,500/One-Time $7,500/Recurring Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $100,000/Recurring Bill Summary for HB3945 / *SB3593 This bill revises various provisions governing open meetings and open records. OPEN MEETINGS Present law provides that all meetings of any governing body are declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times, except as provided by the Constitution of Tennessee. This bill clarifies [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee State Government of S&LG Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3275. Open Meetings - Makes various changes to the Open Meetings Law and to the Open Records Law; creates office of ombudsperson. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 8, Chapter 44 and Title 10, Chapter 7. Fiscal Summary for HB3636 / *SB3275 Increase State Expenditures - $22,500/One-Time Increase State Expenditures - $140,400/Recurring Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $100,000/Recurring Bill Summary for HB3636 / *SB3275 This bill revises various provisions governing open meetings and open records. OPEN MEETINGS Under the present law provisions governing open meetings, "meeting" means the convening of a governing body of a public body for which a quorum is required in order to make a decision or to deliberate toward a decision on any matter. This bill redefines "meeting" to mean more than three [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/02/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1179 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3280. 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 HB3637 / *SB3280 Increase State Expenditures - $22,500/One-Time Increase State Expenditures - $140,400/Recurring Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $100,000/Recurring Bill Summary for HB3637 / *SB3280 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 [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/26/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG of State & Local Government Committee Bill TextCounty Government - Provides that meetings of a county public records commission shall be conducted in accordance with the open meeting law, except as otherwise provided by law; to the extent that the deliberations relate to records that contain confidential information, requires the commission to refrain from discussing such confidential information during the public meeting. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44 and Title 10, Chapter 7. Fiscal Summary for HB3518 / *SB3385MINIMAL
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Public Chapter 917 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3643. Open Meetings - Exempts marketing strategies and strategic plans including feasibility studies of certain hospitals from open meetings law and public records law until adopted by the hospital board; establishes criteria for closed meeting of hospital board of trustees in regard to such strategies and plans. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11. Fiscal Summary for HB3504 / *SB3643MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB3504 / *SB3643 Under this bill, any hospital that is subject to the open meetings laws or the public records laws would be authorized to discuss and develop marketing strategies and strategic plans in closed meetings. Any records addressing marketing strategies and strategic plans, including feasibility studies, would be exempt from the public records laws. Any action by a hospital's board of directors adopting a specific [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG of State & Local Government Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3325. Cooperatives - Places certain requirements on rural electric and community services cooperatives concerning acquisition of real property for new or expanded electric power distribution facilities; subjects such cooperatives to the open records and open meetings acts. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-102; Section 10-7-503 and Title 65, Chapter 25, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for HB3291 / *SB3325MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB3291 / *SB3325 This bill requires rural electric cooperatives to do the following before adopting any plan that might result in the acquisition of real property for new or expanded electric power distribution facilities that cost more than $10,000, or that may require the use of eminent domain to acquire the property, or for any plan that may result in the installation of new incoming power supply lines which traverse new [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Failed In Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Ayes 2, Nays 6 PNV 1 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3291. Cooperatives - Places certain requirements on rural electric and community services cooperatives concerning acquisition of real property for new or expanded electric power distribution facilities; subjects such cooperatives to the open records and open meetings acts. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-102; Section 10-7-503 and Title 65, Chapter 25, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB3325 / HB3291MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB3325 / HB3291 This bill requires rural electric cooperatives to do the following before adopting any plan that might result in the acquisition of real property for new or expanded electric power distribution facilities that cost more than $10,000, or that may require the use of eminent domain to acquire the property, or for any plan that may result in the installation of new incoming power supply lines which traverse new [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate S&L Governor Comm. Bill TextCounty Government - Provides that meetings of a county public records commission shall be conducted in accordance with the open meeting law, except as otherwise provided by law; to the extent that the deliberations relate to records that contain confidential information, requires the commission to refrain from discussing such confidential information during the public meeting. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44 and Title 10, Chapter 7. Fiscal Summary for *SB3385 / HB3518MINIMAL
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