---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, redefines \"travel promoter\" and \"travel services\" for the purposes of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 62."
description: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, redefines \"travel promoter\" and \"travel services\" for the purposes of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 62."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 1685"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1685 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boyd", "Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad9939e1-cd99-4142-a3d9-fc3f5d76c509"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1685&GA=111"
source_hash: "288fe1c17420423543f3a6c1b5e171e6daa1d20bade4d064fec89ae988c4987c"
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 1685 (111) — Consumer Protection - As enacted, redefines "travel promoter" and "travel services" for the purposes of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 62.

## 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/111/Bill/HB1685.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/4/2020 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CONSUMER AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/9/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CONSUMER SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee 3/4/2020 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/4/2020 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2020 3/12/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2020 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/4/2020 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Boyd — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-15** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2020-01-23** Assigned to s/c Consumer Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-28** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/4/2020
- **2020-02-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on s/c cal Consumer Subcommittee for 3/4/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 3/9/2020
- **2020-03-04** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2020
- **2020-03-12** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-06-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-06-04** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-06-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-06-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 698
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 06/15/2020
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 698

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad9939e1-cd99-4142-a3d9-fc3f5d76c509`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).