Tennessee · Senate Bill 996 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to online payment systems.

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Internet and e-Commerce - As introduced, prohibits an online payment system from freezing the funds of a user without first providing the user with a 90-day written notice of the online payment system's intent to freeze the user's funds; designates a violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice pursuant to the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47, Chapter 18.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee · Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2023 · Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/21/2023
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/20/2023 · Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  7. SenateAction deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/21/2023
  8. CommitteePlaced on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/21/2023 · Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  9. CommitteeRecommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Senate Calendar Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 21, 2023 Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Commerce and Labor Committee: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Members

Yes · 9

Passed 9–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • KY Ken YagerR Primary sponsor · District 12

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.