Bill > HB2077

This bill makes several changes to how the Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter handles human rights investigations. It repeals rules that were transferred from the now-defunct Human Rights Commission to the Attorney General's office, effectively removing those old regulations. Additionally, it clarifies that any complaints filed with the Attorney General for a human rights investigation, along with related documents and information gathered, cannot be shared with or shown to anyone outside of the Attorney General's authorized representatives unless the person who provided the complaint or information gives their explicit consent. This aims to protect the privacy of individuals involved in these investigations, though exceptions are made for sharing with the complainant, the respondent, their attorneys, or other law enforcement agencies working to enforce anti-discrimination laws. The bill also makes a technical change to replace references to the "commission" with "attorney general" in a specific section and removes a provision that stated conciliation agreements would not be made public without the agreement of both parties and the Attorney General's determination that disclosure wasn't needed to further the chapter's goals.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2077&ga=114