# Tennessee SB 0816: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 65, relative to consumer protection. Tennessee SB 0816, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 65, relative to consumer protection., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-30 (Effective date(s) 04/11/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0816-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0816 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 65, relative to consumer protection. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-04-30, Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Consumer Protection - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (134 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Consumers gain protection from false legal claims: benefit, low. Beginning April 11, 2025, Tennessee law bans false claims about a consumer’s involvement in a legal case to induce payment. This includes falsely saying or implying the consumer is part of a civil lawsuit or a defendant in a criminal case. The ban covers payments for related services, costs, fines,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/17/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | Senate | SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-04-30: Effective date(s) 04/11/2025 - 2025-04-30: Pub. Ch. 177 - 2025-04-11: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-02: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-03-31: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0185) (House) - 2025-03-31: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-03-20: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-03-17: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0089) (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0177.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0816.pdf) - HA0185: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0185.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0816.pdf) - SA0089: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0089.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) - HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0177.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0816.pdf) - [HA0185 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0185.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0816.pdf) - [SA0089 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0089.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0816-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).