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HB2254 • 2026

Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 47, relative to consumer protection.

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Sponsor
Bulso, Lowe
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
Def. to Summer Study in Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on the specific updates made to Titles 29, 37, 39, and 47.

Consumer Protection Act

This bill allows the attorney general and reporter to submit the annual report of the consumer affairs division electronically.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes how the annual report from the consumer affairs division is submitted, allowing it to be sent electronically.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The attorney general and reporter
  • Lawmakers who receive reports from the consumer affairs division

Terms To Know

Consumer Affairs Division
A part of the office that deals with issues related to protecting consumers in Tennessee.
Attorney General and Reporter
The person responsible for legal matters and reporting activities related to consumer protection in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how often the report must be sent electronically.
  • It is unclear if this change will affect other parts of the law that require paper reports.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to SB2263

Plain English: The amendment adds new laws about app stores, requiring providers to verify users' ages and disclose certain information before minors can download apps.

  • Adds definitions for terms like 'app store', 'age category data', and 'verifiable parental consent'.
  • Requires app store providers to ask users their age when they create an account or within a year of the law taking effect.
  • Necessitates that app stores verify minors' ages using methods like parent/guardian attestation.
  • The full extent of requirements and penalties for non-compliance are not detailed in this excerpt.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Deferred to Summer Study

  2. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  3. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Def. to Summer Study in Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

  4. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

  5. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  6. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026

  7. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026

  11. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. 2026-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

  14. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Commerce Committee

  15. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  16. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  17. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  18. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  19. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  20. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  21. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  22. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2263
By Lowe

HOUSE BILL 2254
By Bulso
HB2254
012596
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29;
Title 37; Title 39 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 47-18-5002(3), is amended by
deleting the semicolon ";" at the end of the subdivision and substituting "and may be submitted
electronically;".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.