Tennessee House Bill 948 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on May 29 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-29 - Pub. Ch. 459
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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.

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.

Rep. William Lamberth [R]	Rep. Ron Gant [R]	Rep. Dennis Powers [R]	Rep. Clark Boyd [R]
Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]

2019-04-30 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration (Y: 29 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-04 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-29		Pub. Ch. 459
2019-05-29		Effective date(s) 09/30/2019
2019-05-23		Signed by Governor.
2019-05-15	House	Transmitted to Governor for his action.
2019-05-13	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2019-05-08	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2019-05-07	House	Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
2019-04-30	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
2019-04-30	Senate	Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0242)
2019-04-30	Senate	Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
2019-04-08	Senate	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2019-04-04	House	Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2019-04-04	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0
2019-04-04	House	H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0142)
2019-03-28	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2019
2019-03-27	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2019
2019-03-25	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2019-03-20	House	Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/25/2019
2019-03-20	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
2019-03-13	House	Placed on s/c cal Consumer Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
2019-02-11	House	Assigned to s/c Consumer Subcommittee
2019-02-07	House	P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee
2019-02-06	House	Intro., P1C.
2019-02-05	House	Filed for introduction

SB0804 (Crossfiled) 2019-05-29 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 459

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0948&ga=111
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0948.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/111/pub/pc0459.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0142.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/HB0948.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Fiscal/FM0706.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0948&ga=111