House Bill 1640, sponsored by Lamberth, amends Tennessee Code Annotated to enhance the confidentiality of records held by the office of homeland security. Specifically, it adds language to Section 10-7-504(a)(2)(A) to include "the office of homeland security" alongside the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in the list of entities whose investigative records are protected. Additionally, a new subdivision is introduced in Section 10-7-504(a)(2) that outlines specific types of records from the office of homeland security that must be treated as confidential and not open to public inspection.

The records designated as confidential include those related to protected critical infrastructure, such as security analyses, warnings, and studies, as well as records concerning the identification and mitigation of terrorist or criminal threats against Tennessee's critical infrastructure. Furthermore, any records that the commissioner of safety or their designee identifies as relating to protected critical infrastructure will also be kept confidential. This bill aims to bolster the security and privacy of sensitive information related to the state's critical infrastructure and homeland security efforts.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10-7-504(a)(2)(A), 10-7-504, 10-7-504(a)(2)