Tennessee House of Representatives bill in Session 114.
Status: enacted. Latest action: April 30, 2025.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 65, relative to consumer protection.
ON MARCH 17, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 816, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, add as an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting the conduct of any trade or commerce and declared unlawful under the Consumer Protection Act of 1977, the m aking 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 defendan t 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. This amendment applies to acts occurring on or after the effective date of the bill.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-04-11 | Status | enacted |
| 2025-04-30 | Latest Action | Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 |