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HB2623 • 2026

Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 39 and Title 47, relative to consumer protection.

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Sponsor
Parkinson, Yarbro
Last action
2026-03-11
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 source material only specifies changing the response period from 60 days to 65 days but does not mention requiring a written explanation or consequences for non-compliance.

Consumer Protection Act

This bill changes the time limit for companies to respond to consumer appeals from sixty to sixty-five days under Tennessee's Information Protection Act.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit for a company (called a 'controller') to reply to an appeal from a customer after refusing a request related to the customer’s information from 60 days to 65 days.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Consumers who file appeals under Tennessee's Information Protection Act
  • Companies ('controllers') that handle customer information and receive appeals

Terms To Know

Controller
A company or organization that manages consumer data.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the controller fails to respond within the new 65-day period.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect consumer protection in practice.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  2. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed (no second) in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  3. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  5. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026

  6. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

  7. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Commerce Committee - Government Operations for Review

  8. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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

    Intro., P1C.

  12. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  13. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  14. 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 2616
By Yarbro

HOUSE BILL 2623
By Parkinson
HB2623
012031
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
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 47-18-3304(c), is amended by
deleting "sixty (60) days" and substituting "sixty-five (65) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.