Amends TCA Section 10-7-504.

ON APRIL 25, 2022, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 2308 FOR SENATE BILL 2725, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2308, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill and adds to present law concerning confidentiality of photographic evidence that depicts certain deceased persons. Present law generally classifies as confidential and not open for public inspection photographic evidence of a fatal motor vehicle accident that depicts a deceased minor victim at the scene of the accident. The custodial parent or legal guardian of the deceased minor victim whose photograph is made confidential under present law may waive confidentiality and allow the minor victim's photograph to be used and obtained in the same manner as other public records. This amendment instead classifies as confidential and not open for public inspection: (1) Photographic evidence of a fatal motor vehicle accident that depicts a deceased victim at the scene of the accident; and (2) Photographic evidence that depicts the remains of a deceased minor. Under this amendment, the estate or, in the case of a minor, the custodial parent or legal guardian of the deceased person whose photograph is made confidential pursuant to (1) or (2) may waive confidentiality and allow the deceased person's photograph to be used and obtained in the same manner as other public records.