---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, extends the prohibitions, requirements, and penalties that apply to telephone solicitations to text message solicitations. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 4."
description: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, extends the prohibitions, requirements, and penalties that apply to telephone solicitations to text message solicitations. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 868"
citation: "Tennessee SB 868 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reeves"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2828208-9ef2-40a1-bf25-3dfd63b8ac5a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0868&GA=113"
source_hash: "bdf510c3606e9fe1dbfb331dc9fd1e1a6ff201fdc71edd0799f713cefb4eada7"
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 868 (113) — Consumer Protection - As enacted, extends the prohibitions, requirements, and penalties that apply to telephone solicitations to text message solicitations. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0016** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0016.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0090** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0090.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0066** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0066.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0868.pdf)

## Votes

- 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 (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2023 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reeves — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 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 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0066)
- **2023-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0090) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0016) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 126

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2828208-9ef2-40a1-bf25-3dfd63b8ac5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).