---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, clarifies that the consumer protection violation of failing to disclose a security breach of personal consumer information applies to a breach of unencrypted data or encrypted data when the encryption key has also been acquired by an unauthorized person. - Amends TCA Title 47."
description: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, clarifies that the consumer protection violation of failing to disclose a security breach of personal consumer information applies to a breach of unencrypted data or encrypted data when the encryption key has also been acquired by an unauthorized person. - Amends TCA Title 47."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 545"
citation: "Tennessee HB 545 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ketron", "Rogers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0579d1ec-efb0-452b-8e5a-841e3a30fac1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0545&GA=110"
source_hash: "b14d97c1df833eb7d51a1916f27b1a4b2655909c5ff816199b484c5ffb86b65d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HB 545 (110) — Consumer Protection - As enacted, clarifies that the consumer protection violation of failing to disclose a security breach of personal consumer information applies to a breach of unencrypted data or encrypted data when the encryption key has also been acquired by an unauthorized person. - Amends TCA Title 47.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0545.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/20/2017 3/16/2017 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CONSUMER AND HUMAN RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee 3/8/2017 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CONSUMER AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2017 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ketron — primary (person)
- Rogers — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-07** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Placed on s/c cal Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-22** Action Def. in s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee to 3/8/2017
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0085)
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-20** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0101) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-03-20** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 91
- **2017-04-11** Pub. Ch. 91
- **2017-04-11** Effective date(s) 04/04/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0579d1ec-efb0-452b-8e5a-841e3a30fac1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).