Consumer Protection

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Consumer Protection Act

This bill requires Tennessee's district attorneys general conference to collect data on prosecutions and convictions related to illegal automated calls and submit a report by December 15, 2026.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the district attorneys general conference to collect information about cases involving unlawful automated calls.
• The collected data must include the number of prosecutions and convictions for these offenses.
• District attorneys can consult with other law enforcement agencies to gather this information.
• By December 15, 2026, a report on these cases must be sent to the governor, legislative leaders, and the librarian.

Who It Names or Affects

• Tennessee's district attorneys general conference
• Law enforcement agencies in Tennessee

Terms To Know

District Attorneys General Conference

An organization that represents all district attorneys in Tennessee.

Unlawful automated calls

Calls made by machines or robots without the consent of the person receiving them, often used for scams or harassment.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what actions will be taken based on the report.
• It is unclear how much data law enforcement agencies can share due to state and federal laws.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

<BillNo> <Sponsor>

SENATE BILL 2617
By Yarbro
SB2617
012052
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2;
Title 4; Title 8; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47;
Title 62 and Title 65, relative to consumer
protection.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1.
The district attorneys general conference shall collect and analyze data on the
number of prosecutions, and the number of convictions, made pursuant to Tennessee
Code Annotated, Section 47-18-1509. To prepare the report, the district attorneys
general conference may consult with the Tennessee bureau of investigation, the
department of safety, the department of correction, and other law enforcement agencies,
to the extent those agencies may provide information in compliance with state and
federal law. On or before December 15, 2026, the district attorneys general conference
shall submit a report on such prosecutions and convictions to the governor, the speakers
of the senate and the house of representatives, and the legislative librarian.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.