Consumer Protection - As enacted, adds as unlawful under the Consumer Protection Act of 1977 the making of false statements or misrepresentations of fact to a consumer to indicate or imply that the consumer is a party to a civil lawsuit or a defendant in a criminal prosecution in order to induce the consumer to pay for services related to the purported lawsuit or prosecution or to pay costs, fines, penalties, or other assessments related to the purported lawsuit or prosecution. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 65.

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History

1. 2025
   1. Apr 30Pub. Ch. 177Latest
   2. Apr 30Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
   3. Apr 11Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
   4. Apr 3Transmitted to Governor for action.To Governor
   5. Apr 2Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
   6. Apr 2Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
   7. Apr 1Enrolled and ready for signaturesMinor
   8. Mar 31Subst. for comp. HB.Major
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/31/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   9. Mar 31Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0185)Minor
   10. Mar 31Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0Passed House
   11. Mar 20Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
   12. Mar 17Engrossed; ready for transmission to HouseMinor
       • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/17/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   13. Mar 17Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0089)
   14. Mar 17Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0Passed Senate
   15. Mar 14Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
   16. Mar 11Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
       • Vote recorded SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/11/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   17. Mar 5Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/11/2025
   18. Feb 12Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor CommitteeMinor
   19. Feb 10Introduced, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
   20. Feb 4Filed for introductionIntroduced