An exemption passed in 2017 makes certain video footage captured by law enforcement body cameras confidential. The exemption is set to expire this year. And instead of renewing the exemption, we need to review its obvious problems.
A bill that would create a three-state interstate compact agency with eminent domain powers for economic development in the Memphis region may not be subject to Tennessee's public records or open meetings laws, according to an expert in the state's Office of Open Records Counsel.
A bill that would remove the statutory guarantee that citizens cannot be charged fees to view public records revives an idea that was floated in 2015, but received so much public opposition that the sponsors withdrew the legislation.
We are monitoring several bills during the 2022 legislative session, including a bill that would create new fees to inspect public records.
A bill that proposed allowing county legislative bodies to satisfy the public notice laws by posting notice of public meetings on a "social media platform" was amended this week in a House subcommittee to remove the mention of social media platforms.