Consumer Protection - As introduced, prohibits a person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail, and who employs at least six employees, from requiring a buyer to pay using credit for in-person transactions; requires a person selling or offering for sale goods or services at retail to accept legal tender when offered by the buyer as payment; violations treated as a prohibited practice under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 47, Chapter 18.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Last action Mar 6, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/5/2024
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bud Hulsey
RRepublican
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