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SB2263 • 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
Lowe, Bulso
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Deferred to Summer Study
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on specific updates or changes within each title.

Consumer Protection Act

This bill allows Tennessee's attorney general to submit annual consumer protection reports electronically.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the attorney general to use electronic methods for submitting annual reports about consumer protection activities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Tennessee Attorney General
  • Lawmakers who receive annual reports

Terms To Know

Attorney General
A top lawyer for the state government who handles legal matters and enforces laws.
Consumer Protection
Laws that help protect people from unfair or misleading business practices.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how often reports must be sent electronically.
  • It is unclear what electronic methods are allowed for submitting the report.

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 sections to Tennessee law that require app store providers to verify users' ages and provide detailed disclosures about apps before minors can download them.

  • Adds definitions for terms related to age categories, app stores, and 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 store providers verify users' ages using commercially available methods.
  • Mandates clear disclosures about apps’ content and data collection practices before minors can download them.
  • The full extent of requirements for app developers is not detailed in the provided amendment text.

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 Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026

  9. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  10. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  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

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  18. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  20. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  21. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  22. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2254
By Bulso

SENATE BILL 2263
By Lowe
SB2263
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.