Tennessee-Specific Calendar Behavior

Before you start

You must be creating or editing a Calendar report for Tennessee.

How it works

Tennessee calendars behave differently than many other states:

• Floor calendars can include regular calendars and one or more consent calendars

• Meetings may contain dozens or hundreds of resolutions

• Some resolutions move between consent and regular calendars

Because of this, simple “include” or “exclude” logic can behave unexpectedly unless filters are configured carefully.

Tracked bills vs Groups (Tennessee)

Historically, Tennessee users relied on Tracked Bills to control calendar reports.
This caused confusion when combined with groups.

What changed in Reports 2.0

• The Tracked Bills filter is hidden by default for most Tennessee users

• Groups are now the recommended and primary way to filter calendars

• A small number of customers who were already successfully using tracked bills still have access via a feature flag

If your workflow depends on tracked bills and the option is missing, contact support.

Consent calendars and resolutions

Tennessee floor calendars often include:

• A regular floor calendar

• One or more consent calendars

• Large numbers of resolutions

Why this matters:

• Resolutions are not always “noise”

• Some resolutions legitimately belong on the main calendar

• Some local bills appear on consent calendars

Because of this, excluding resolutions by type alone is unreliable.

Recommended approach for Tennessee users

To keep reports readable and accurate:

1. Use Groups aggressively

• Create client- or topic-specific groups

• Filter calendar reports by those groups

• This limits meetings to those that include relevant bills

2. Enable “Show only filtered bills”

This prevents your report from being flooded by:

• Unrelated resolutions

• Bills outside your client or project scope

This is the single most effective way to control large Tennessee agendas.

3. Be cautious with broad committee or floor filters

Broad filters (e.g., “All House floor meetings”) can pull in very large agendas.

If you need broad coverage:

• Pair it with Groups

• Or be intentional about showing all bills vs filtered bills

What’s coming next

The team is actively exploring more precise handling of Tennessee calendars, likely based on:

• Committee or location logic

• Smarter consent calendar distinctions

Rather than relying on simple bill type or prefix rules.

Common questions

Why did my calendar suddenly include hundreds of items?
This usually happens when Show all bills is enabled on a meeting with a large consent calendar.

Why can’t I filter out resolutions entirely?
Because some resolutions legitimately belong on regular calendars. Blanket exclusion leads to incorrect results.

Should I use tracked bills or groups?
Groups are strongly recommended for most Tennessee workflows.