Tickets, Admission - As enacted, adds as an act that constitutes the offense of engaging in a deceptive business practice, a violation of the Tennessee Trade Mark Act, and a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act the use of the trade name or trademark, or a confusingly similar trade name or trademark of any place of entertainment, or the name of any event, person, or entity scheduled to perform at a place of entertainment in the domain or subdomain of a ticket marketplace URL. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 47 and Title 67.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 17, 2018
Signed May 15, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2018 · House Apr 12, 2018
How they voted
28–0
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 18, 2018
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
20
Committee
14
Amendments
2
May 15, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 18, 2018
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0879)
upper
Apr 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Motion to lift from table adopted.
upper
Apr 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Motion to reconsider adopted.
upper
Apr 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (HA0879)
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 5, 2018
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0879)
upper
Apr 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0707)
upper
Mar 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/14/2018
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/6/2018
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/6/2018
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/6/2018
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/27/2018
upper
Feb 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/27/2018
upper
Feb 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/20/2018
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 31, 2018
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Jan 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Jan 18, 2018
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ken Yager
RRepublican
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