Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 816
Consumer Protection - As enacted, adds as unlawful under the Consumer Protection Act of 1977 the making of false statements or misrepresentations of fact to a consumer to indicate or imply that the consumer is a party to a civil lawsuit or a defendant in a criminal prosecution in order to induce the consumer to pay for services related to the purported lawsuit or prosecution or to pay costs, fines, penalties, or other assessments related to the purported lawsuit or prosecution. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 65.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lowe (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 30, 2025): Pub. Ch. 177
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 17, 2025 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/17/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 11, 2025 Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/11/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 30, 2025 · House
Pub. Ch. 177 - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - Apr 11, 2025 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0185) - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Mar 20, 2025 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 17, 2025 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 17, 2025 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0089) - Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Mar 14, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025 - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025 - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Feb 4, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction