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HB1831Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 12; Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4; Title 39; Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 33; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 8; Title 55, Chapter 25; Title 62, Chapter 36; Title 63, Chapter 10, Part 4; Title 66, Chapter 29, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 18, Part 2, relative to public records.

Introduced

Introduced by Lowell Russell, District 21

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, creates an offense for using or selling an individual's personal identifying information obtained from a governmental entity for commercial use, punishable as a Class B misdemeanor.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

March 11, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

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Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  5. Sponsor change.

  6. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  7. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  8. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

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