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HB2087 • 2026

Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45 and Title 47, relative to consumer protection.

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Sponsor
Sparks, Pody
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on specific types of legal issues or additional reporting requirements beyond those explicitly mentioned in the bill text.

Consumer Protection Act

This bill changes the reporting time limit for certain financial events from 15 to 10 days for companies providing deferred presentment services.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit for reporting major events from 15 days to 10 days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Companies that provide deferred presentment services (like payday loans).
  • The Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions.

Terms To Know

deferred presentment services
Financial services where a company gives money to someone now and the person pays back more later, often with high interest rates.
commissioner of financial institutions
The official in charge of overseeing banks and other financial companies in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if a company does not report within the new time limit.
  • It is unclear how many companies will be affected by this change.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

  2. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  3. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  4. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  5. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

  6. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Commerce Committee

  7. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  8. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026

  10. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  11. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  12. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  13. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  14. 2026-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  15. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2046
By Pody

HOUSE BILL 2087
By Sparks
HB2087
011898
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45
and Title 47, relative to consumer protection.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 45-17-109, is amended by deleting
"fifteen (15) days" and substituting "ten (10) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.