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type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor, civil penalties enforceable by the attorney general and reporter, and a private right of action related to \"spoofing\" of caller identification, facsimile, and text messaging services. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4."
description: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor, civil penalties enforceable by the attorney general and reporter, and a private right of action related to \"spoofing\" of caller identification, facsimile, and text messaging services. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 511"
citation: "Tennessee SB 511 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Matlock"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d435254-6106-4311-83a6-1457090a0df3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0511&GA=110"
source_hash: "cb0c59ae6cfaa531cbdfb02f285503a3bde7e5df7776d1d57b73eaebc27f707c"
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 511 (110) — Consumer Protection - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor, civil penalties enforceable by the attorney general and reporter, and a private right of action related to "spoofing" of caller identification, facsimile, and text messaging services. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4.
## 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/SB0511.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/14/2017 Passed — **70** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2017 Passed — **951** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 3/20/2017 Passed (1) — **280** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Matlock — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/21/2017
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee-- Consumer and Human Resources `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-28** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-14** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-20** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0116)
- **2017-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-29** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Consumer and Human Resources Committee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-05** Action def. in Consumer and Human Resources Committee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-12** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-13** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2017
- **2017-04-19** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0386) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0246) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-04-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Pub. Ch. 257
- **2017-05-11** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 257
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d435254-6106-4311-83a6-1457090a0df3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).