Tennessee House Bill 2139 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 18 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-05-18 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 930
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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.

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.

Rep. Timothy Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-18		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 930
2018-04-05	House	Comp. SB subst.
2018-03-29	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2018
2018-03-28	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/29/2018
2018-03-14	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2018-03-07	House	Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/14/2018
2018-03-06	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
2018-02-28	House	Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/6/2018
2018-02-05	House	Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee
2018-02-05	House	P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
2018-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2018-01-31	House	Filed for intro.

SB1640 (Crossfiled) 2018-05-18 - Pub. Ch. 930

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2139&ga=110
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB2139.pdf
Text	https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/110/pub/pc0930.pdf
Amendment	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Amend/HA0879.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Fiscal/SB1640.pdf