AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45; Title 47; Title 56 and Title 65, relative to consumer protection. [SB-302]
[Consumer Protection ]
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Consumer Protection and Subscription Renewal Act," which prohibits a business from requiring submission of credit or debit card information, or other payment information for an automatic renewal offer or continuous service offer containing a free gift or trial; makes other changes related to automatic renewal offers and continuous service offers. - Amends TCA Title 45; Title 47; Title 56 and Title 65.
SB-302: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45; Title 47; Title 56 and Title 65, relative to consumer protection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Harshbarger
Assigned To General Subcommittee Of Senate Commerce And Labor Committee on 03/18/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 47 and Title 55, relative to data privacy. [HB-367]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
As introduced, prohibits certain entities from sharing, selling, or otherwise distributing a vehicle's driving data without the explicit, written consent of the owner of the vehicle, regardless of how or where the driving data is collected or stored. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 47 and Title 55.
HB-367: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 47 and Title 55, relative to data privacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Hale
Withdrawn. on 02/06/2025
Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report [SB-496]
[Small Business ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Commerce to create and maintain a complaint portal for reporting when a governmental unit takes longer than 60 days to process an application for a license, form, certificate, certification, permit, or registration for a business or nonprofit organization; and requiring the Department, by September 15, 2025, and each September 15 thereafter, to submit an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the complaints filed through the portal.
SB-496: Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) [SB-514]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Real Estate ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlord to consider certain criminal history information prior to extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and requiring the landlord to consider certain information provided by a prospective tenant relating to a criminal history records check; etc.
SB-514: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
You have voted SB-514: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act).
Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults [HB-604]
[Crime ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person who is a caregiver to or a family member or household member of an individual from knowingly and willfully obtaining the property of the individual with the intent to deprive the individual of the individual's property if the individual is a vulnerable adult or an individual of at least 68 years of age and the person knows or reasonably should know the individual is a vulnerable adult of at least 68 years of age; and providing certain penalties for a violation of the Act.
HB-604: Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 04/03/2025
Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations [SB-474]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring that certain adverse decision and grievance decision notices include certain information in a certain manner; requiring certain carriers, if the number of adverse decisions issued by the carrier for a type of service has grown by 10% or more in the immediately preceding calendar year or 25% or more in the immediately preceding 3 calendar years, to provide certain information to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; authorizing the Commissioner to use certain adverse decision information as the basis of an examination; etc.
SB-474: Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 670 on 05/20/2025
Health Insurance - Genetic Testing and Cancer Imaging - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost-Sharing [SB-476]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for genetic testing for certain individuals who may have an increased risk of developing cancer and follow-up evidence-based cancer imaging for individuals with an increased risk of developing cancer; and prohibiting certain insurers, nonprofit health service plans, and health maintenance organizations from imposing a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible requirement on the coverage.
SB-476: Health Insurance - Genetic Testing and Cancer Imaging - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost-Sharing
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56, relative to consumer protection. [HB-316]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
As introduced, reduces, from $100 billion to $50 billion, the amount of assets held by a state or national bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union, industrial loan and thrift, or mortgage lender that are necessary to fall within the definition of a financial institution for purposes of the application of certain consumer protections. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56.
HB-316: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 56, relative to consumer protection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Rudd
Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Banking And Consumer Affairs Subcommittee Of Commerce Committee on 03/26/2025