Tennessee House Bill 2039

---

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Failed on March 11 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-11 - Failed in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, prohibits a person from requiring another to use programmable money for a transaction; prohibits an issuer of programmable money from denying a transaction based upon certain factors; requires an issuer of programmable money that denies a transaction to provide reasons for the denial to the affected party upon request; designates violations to be violations of the Consumer Protection Act of 1977 and provides for other forms of relief and enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 47.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, relative to programmable money.

Rep. Bud Hulsey [R]	Rep. Michele Reneau [R]	Rep. Rick Eldridge [R]	Rep. Susan Lynn [R]
Rep. Jake McCalmon [R]	Rep. Kelly Keisling [R]

2026-03-11 - House - HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee (Y: 2 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-11	House	Failed in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
2026-03-05	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-03-04	House	Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
2026-03-04	House	Action Def. in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/11/2026
2026-03-03	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2026-02-26	House	Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
2026-02-04	House	Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
2026-02-04	House	P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
2026-02-02	House	Intro., P1C.
2026-01-22	House	Filed for introduction

SB2071 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-07 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2039&ga=114
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2039.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2071.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2039&ga=114