SB 212
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
January 20, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Justin Billingsley | Email: justin.billingsley@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 212
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires any governing body which maintains a website to make its
agenda available to the public through such website. Extends certain requirements regarding public
accessibility of a state or local governing body’s agenda to apply to the governing body of certain
nonprofit companies, not-for-profit companies, and organizations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-44-102(b)(1) defines a governing body as:
o The members of a public body which consists of two or more members with the
authority to make decisions for or recommendations to a public body; and
o The board of directors of certain nonprofit companies, not-for-profit companies,
and organizations.
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-110(d), a state governing body or a local government
legislative body which maintains a website is authorized to make an agenda available to the
public through its website.
• This legislation would require all governing bodies that maintain a website to post such
agenda on their website.
• It is assumed that such governing bodies can post their agendas on their websites utilizing
existing staff during normal working hours, resulting in no significant impact to state or
local government expenditures.
• Requiring certain nonprofit companies, not-for-profit companies, and organizations to
make meeting agendas available to the public will have no fiscal impact on state or local
government.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director