--- type: "Bill" title: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires a business that allows someone to sign up for a service or subscription online to provide the option to cancel the service or subscription online without additional steps; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18." description: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires a business that allows someone to sign up for a service or subscription online to provide the option to cancel the service or subscription online without additional steps; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "112" identifier: "SB 2279" citation: "Tennessee SB 2279 (112)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Consumer Protection"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Howell", "Roberts"] version_count: 3 action_count: 43 vote_count: 6 first_action: "2021-12-15" last_action: "2022-04-13" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a195054-49a6-446e-a8d6-9423c012a503" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2279&GA=112" source_hash: "f5273825f93facb950a7dcfe7820d3bb64ae12961847402097fa8288ed05e82e" 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 2279 (112) — Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires a business that allows someone to sign up for a service or subscription online to provide the option to cancel the service or subscription online without additional steps; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment HA0512** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0512.pdf) 2. **Amendment SA0564** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0564.pdf) 3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2279.pdf) ## Votes - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2022 Passed (1) — **84–0** (pass) · lower - FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/17/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper - HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/2/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower - HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/15/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022 2/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower - SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/1/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Howell — primary (person) - Roberts — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2021-12-15** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-01-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2022-01-12** Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2022-01-12** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-01-19** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 1/26/2022 - **2022-01-26** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/2/2022 - **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-02-02** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/8/2022 - **2022-02-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee` - **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - **2022-02-08** Action def. in Commerce Committee to 2/15/2022 - **2022-02-09** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/15/2022 - **2022-02-15** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/22/2022 - **2022-02-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/17/2022 - **2022-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/24/2022 - **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/1/2022 - **2022-02-22** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/1/2022 - **2022-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - **2022-02-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage` - **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-02-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0512) `amendment-passage` - **2022-02-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2022-03-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2022-03-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/10/2022 - **2022-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-10** Companion House Bill substituted - **2022-03-10** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/17/2022 - **2022-03-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0564) - **2022-03-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - **2022-03-15** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2022 - **2022-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2022-03-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage` - **2022-03-18** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - **2022-03-23** Signed by H. Speaker - **2022-03-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt` - **2022-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 803 - **2022-04-13** Effective date(s) 01/01/2023 - **2022-04-13** Pub. Ch. 803 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a195054-49a6-446e-a8d6-9423c012a503`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).