---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, enacts the \"Booting Consumer Protection Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39; Title 47; Title 48; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66 and Title 67."
description: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, enacts the \"Booting Consumer Protection Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39; Title 47; Title 48; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 649"
citation: "Tennessee SB 649 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23204031-d3ff-4639-94d4-2d8d04af517f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0649&GA=113"
source_hash: "29f429557a94244c63b9000fe641eccb3cccd822623c607cf4e868b13063b162"
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 SB 649 (113) — Consumer Protection - As enacted, enacts the "Booting Consumer Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39; Title 47; Title 48; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66 and Title 67.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0271** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0271.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0067** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0067.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0649.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/28/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2023 Passed (2) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/28/2023 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0067)
- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-03** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-03** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0271) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-03** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-06** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0271) `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 220

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23204031-d3ff-4639-94d4-2d8d04af517f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).