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SB 816 Pub

Consumer Protection - As enacted, adds as unlawful under the Consumer Protection Act of 1977 the making of false statements or misrepresentations of fact to a consumer to indicate or imply that the consumer is a party to a civil lawsuit or a defendant in a criminal prosecution in order to induce the consumer to pay for services related to the purported lawsuit or prosecution or to pay costs, fines, penalties, or other assessments related to the purported lawsuit or prosecution. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 65.

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Legislative Timeline

20 actions
  1. Apr 30, 2025 lower
    Pub. Ch. 177
  2. Apr 30, 2025 lower
    Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
  3. Apr 11, 2025 lower
    Signed by Governor.
  4. Apr 3, 2025 lower
    Transmitted to Governor for action.
  5. Apr 2, 2025 upper
    Signed by Senate Speaker
  6. Apr 2, 2025 lower
    Signed by H. Speaker
  7. Apr 1, 2025 lower
    Enrolled and ready for signatures
  8. Mar 31, 2025 lower
    Subst. for comp. HB.
  9. Mar 31, 2025 lower
    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0185)
  10. Mar 31, 2025 lower
    Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
  11. Mar 20, 2025 lower
    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  12. Mar 17, 2025 lower
    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  13. Mar 17, 2025 lower
    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0089)
  14. Mar 17, 2025 upper
    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
  15. Mar 14, 2025 lower
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
  16. Mar 11, 2025 upper
    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
  17. Mar 5, 2025 lower
    Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
  18. Feb 12, 2025 upper
    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
  19. Feb 10, 2025 lower
    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
  20. Feb 4, 2025 lower
    Filed for introduction
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