HB 948 Tennessee House · 111th Regular Session (2019-2020)

Consumer Protection - As enacted, abolishes the division of consumer affairs in the department of commerce and insurance and transfers the responsibilities of the division concerning the consumer protection laws to the attorney general and reporter; authorizes a court to order the parties to engage in pre-trial mediation in the course of any action brought in the name of the state pursuant to the Consumer Protection Act; authorizes the division of consumer affairs in the office of the attorney general and reporter to facilitate communication between a complainant and person identified in a complaint in an effort to encourage mutually agreeable resolutions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 47, Chapter 23 and Title 63.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 5, 2019 Signed May 23, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2019 · House Apr 4, 2019

How they voted

29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Apr 30, 2019
D Democratic3
3 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
17
Committee
16
Amendments
1
May 23, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
upper
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0142)
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/25/2019
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/26/2019
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Consumer Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Consumer Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of William Lamberth
William Lamberth
RRepublican
TN
44