SB 209 - HB 1019
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 10, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Arielle Woodmore | Email: arielle.woodmore@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 209 - HB 1019
SUMMARY OF BILL: Establishes the records or information of active or former sworn
state and local law enforcement officers; correctional and correction probation officers; personnel of
the Department of Children's Services whose duties include the investigation of child abuse, neglect,
exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal activities; personnel of the Department of Revenue or of
local government agencies whose responsibilities include revenue collection; justices, judges,
chancellors, commissioners, and staff of state and local courts; District Attorneys General; and
Public Defenders are not public records. Authorizes the records or information to be released in
response to a court order, subpoena, or active law enforcement agency investigation. Requires the
records or information be redacted from public records whenever possible.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-504, the records or information of any state, county,
municipal or other public employee or former employee, or applicant to such position, of
any law enforcement officer, or of any federal law enforcement agent or officer conducting
an operation in this state, in the possession of a governmental entity or any person in its
capacity as an employer shall be treated as confidential and shall not be open for inspection
by members of the public.
• Expanding the list of information and records required to remain confidential will not
significantly impact the operations of state or local government. Therefore, any fiscal
impact is estimated to be not significant.
• It is assumed that local police departments and sheriffs can comply with the requirements
without incurring a significant increase in expenditures.
• Any fiscal impact to state or local government is therefore estimated to be not significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director