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SB2659 • 2026

Telecommunications

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 65 and Title 67, relative to communications over a telephone.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
White, Baum
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1029
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Telecommunications

ON APRIL 6, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2408, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 6, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2408, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require a person or entity that makes telephone solicitations using an automated telephone dialing system to delivery artificial or prerecorded voice messages to residential subscribers in this state to maintai n a record of the number of such telephone solicitations made each month.
  • A person or entity that makes at least 500 telephone solicitations per month must provide copies of the required records to the Tennessee public utilities commission ("commission") a t least every six months.
  • Further, a person or entity that makes at least 500 telephone solicitations to provide copies of the required records upon request by the commission or the attorney general.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2408

Plain English: House Commerce 1 Amendment No.

  • House Commerce 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2408 Vaughan Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2659* House Bill No.
  • 2408 HA0854 016462 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2659

Plain English: Senate Commerce and Labor 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Commerce and Labor 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2659 Bailey Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2659* House Bill No.
  • 2408 SA0659 014416 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1029

  2. 2026-05-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-05-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1029

  4. 2026-05-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2026-04-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  11. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  12. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0659)

  13. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  14. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026

  15. 2026-04-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2026

  16. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  17. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  18. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  20. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0854)

  21. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  22. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  23. 2026-03-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  24. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026

  25. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  26. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026

  27. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  28. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  31. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  33. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  35. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

  36. 2026-02-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Commerce Committee - Government Operations for Review

  37. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  38. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  39. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  40. 2026-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  41. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 6, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2408, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, require a person or entity that makes telephone solicitations using an automated telephone dialing system to delivery artificial or prerecorded voice messages to residential subscribers in this state to maintai
n a record of the number of such telephone solicitations made each month. A person or entity that makes at least 500 telephone solicitations per month must provide copies of the required records to the Tennessee public utilities commission ("commission")
a
t least every six months. Further, a person or entity that makes at least 500 telephone solicitations to provide copies of the required records upon request by the commission or the attorney general.

This amendment prohibits a person or entity from making more than 10,000 telephone solicitations per month using an automated telephone dialing system to deliver artificial or prerecorded voice messages to residential subscribers in this state. A violat
ion of this provision also
constitutes a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 and is subject to the penalties and remedies as provided in that Act, which includes, but is not limited to, restraining orders, injunctions, private rights
of action, and damages.
Further, a court that finds a person or entity violated this provision must impose a civil penalty of at least $1,000 per violation.

APPLICABILITY

This amendment applies to conduct occurring on or after July 1, 2026.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2408
By Baum

SENATE BILL 2659
By White
SB2659
012769
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47,
Chapter 18; Title 65 and Title 67, relative to
communications over a telephone.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
The commission shall include with the annual report required under § 65-1-111, a
separate report regarding compliance with this part to the chair of the committee of the
house of representatives having jurisdiction over commerce and the chair of the
commerce and labor committee of the senate.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.