Tennessee "Sunshine Law"

"The General Assembly hereby declares it to be the policy of this State that the formation of public policy and decisions is public business and shall not be conducted in secret."

                                  Title 8, Chapter 44
                                (T.C.A. 8-44-101-201)

 

Candidates Respond to Open Government Survey 10/18/06

List of "Sunshine Law" incidents reported between January 2003 and October 2005

 

Headlines

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'Tennessean': Handle records requests promptly, responsibly 10/22/08

Butterworth: Office's work aids citizens' access 10/22/08

Gibson: 'Reasonable rules' must be watched 10/22/08

Open Records Bill Fine Without Changes 4/17/08

Final Report of Open Government 12/17/07

We Didn't Sign On To Weaken 'Sunshine' Law 12/17/07

Dyer County Commission 12/13/07

Mistaking Mischief For Corruption 11/13/07

Knoxville Council Backs Sunshine Law 11/7/07

Local Officials Oppose Open Meetings Change 10/31/07

Tennessee Judge Throws 12 Elected Officials Out Of Office 10/16/07

Bredesen: Ombudsman may need to cover open meetings questions

Panel:  When Is Access Excess?

Senate Approves Measure to Extend Federal Freedom of Information Requirements

Bredesen Dislikes Comptroller's Ombudsman Idea

State Ignored Resident's Complaints 4/14/07

State Needs Ombudsman To Help Open Up Public Records 2/8/07

Governor Explains Reasons Open Government Ombudsman Needed 2/20/07

Sunshine Suits Stalls Firing in Campbell County
1/26/07

Is Government Open Enough 12/27/06

Records, Meetings Can Be Elusive 12/27/06

Is Another Level of Oversight Needed?  12/27/06

Florida Governor Establishes Office Of Open Government 12/12/06

Bredesen Supports Ombudsman 1/2/07

Will Committee Have Time To Find Open Government Solution 11/30/06

Tennessee Editorial Roundup 11/30/06

Panel To Overhaul Open Government Laws Punts To 2008 11/27/06

Government Should Not Operate In Secret 11/15/06

Putnam County Group Sues School Board Members 11/03/06

Purcell: Don't Dilute Meeting Law 10/30/06

Open-Government Study Panel 10/17/06

House and Senate Name Lawmakers To Study Panel 10/5/06

Open Up, Government 10/4/06

Citizen Trust in Government Declining 10/3/06

Sunshine Law Update Lagging 10/02/06

Records Policy Sparks Debate 9/14/06

News Column, Frank Gibson 8/20/06

State Lawyer Discourages Large Open Records 8/15/06

Elizabethton Schools Recall Effort Wins 8/14/06

Access To Arrest Records Threatened In Court Challenge 7/18/06

Citizens Left To Enforce 'Sunshine' and Records Laws 7/14/06

Bolster Open Meetings Law 6/23/06

Judge Rules Murder Case Documents are Public 6/1/06

Open Meetings Study Committee 5/27/06

Agencies May Be Liable If Public Records Held 4/17/06

Secrecy Proposal Aims At Lawyers 3/30/06

GOP Leader Should Support Openness Bill 3/22/06

Lawmakers Consider Proposals to Close Some Public Records 3/19/06

Don't Weaken Records Law 3/19/06

Republican Sen. Leader Critical of Open Meetings Improvements 3/19/06

National Conference to Focus on Community and Access 3/19/06

Sunshine Law Changes 3/12/06

More Sunshine in Nashville 3/02/06

Stronger Sunshine Law Needed 2/26/06

Fight Against Open Meeting Laws 3/02/06

This Is Not A Drill!!!! 2/28/06

AG Says Legislature Can't Be Bound 2/27/06

State Needs To Beef Up Open Meeting Laws 2/21/06

Sunshine Law Could Get Overhaul 2/20/06

Herald Citizen Editorial on Sunshine Law  2/05/06 (pdf)

Bredesen Harassment Records 2/09/06

Associated Press Editorial Roundup 1/13/06