---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, prohibits health care prescribers from certain types of solicitation within 30 days of an accident or disaster. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1."
description: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, prohibits health care prescribers from certain types of solicitation within 30 days of an accident or disaster. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 1879"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1879 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ketron", "Travis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cd39abd-1a1a-4ccf-a772-800b7a3b0d68"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1879&GA=110"
source_hash: "bbb61b52b307f696692110bdd0c3e875031a18708c10f1317e54882c8a55476b"
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 1879 (110) — Consumer Protection - As enacted, prohibits health care prescribers from certain types of solicitation within 30 days of an accident or disaster. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1.

## 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/HB1879.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018 3/8/2018 (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 2/28/2018 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CONSUMER AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ketron — primary (person)
- Travis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-24** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-01-29** P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/7/2018
- **2018-02-28** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-08** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0642)
- **2018-03-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2018-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-15** Comp. SB subst.
- **2018-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0804) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-03-15** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2018-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-21** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 638
- **2018-04-06** Pub. Ch. 638
- **2018-04-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cd39abd-1a1a-4ccf-a772-800b7a3b0d68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).