# Tennessee HB 1341: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, relative to unauthorized filings with the secretary of state.

Tennessee HB 1341, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, relative to unauthorized filings with the secretary of state., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-04 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1341
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, relative to unauthorized filings with the secretary of state.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Secretary of State
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (155 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- People can challenge unauthorized business filings: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, individuals can challenge unauthorized use of their name or address in Tennessee business filings. This covers documents filed with the Secretary of State under Titles 48 and 61. Complaints must describe the document, give contact information, and list business control numbe…
- Filers lose refunds for voided transactions: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Tennessee Secretary of State cannot refund filing fees for transactions voided through this complaint process. Filers bear that cost even though their transaction is voided.
- Filing complaints and responses become public: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, unauthorized-filing complaints and responses are public records held by the Tennessee Secretary of State. This gives the public access to these submissions. People who submit them do not keep their submissions private.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Powers

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/24/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0152.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1050.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1341.pdf)

## Related bills

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- HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0152.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1050.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1341.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1346: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1346-2025-2026)
- [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026)
- [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026)
- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1341-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).