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type: "Bill"
title: "Trade Regulation - As enacted, defines and adds \"voice\" as a protected personal right; adds commercial availability of a sound recording or audiovisual work in which the individual's name, voice, likeness, or image is readily identifiable to considerations for determining whether non-use has occurred; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 47."
description: "Trade Regulation - As enacted, defines and adds \"voice\" as a protected personal right; adds commercial availability of a sound recording or audiovisual work in which the individual's name, voice, likeness, or image is readily identifiable to considerations for determining whether non-use has occurred; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 47."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2091"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2091 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Trade Regulation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f04a0eaa-6ebf-47dc-9c08-d9a08cb954eb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2091&GA=113"
source_hash: "6d171be36f29132c2886dca453124729f44b0c673e5f49f9ffec6403ce88bd82"
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 2091 (113) — Trade Regulation - As enacted, defines and adds "voice" as a protected personal right; adds commercial availability of a sound recording or audiovisual work in which the individual's name, voice, likeness, or image is readily identifiable to considerations for determining whether non-use has occurred; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 47.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0578** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0578.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0574** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0574.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2091.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/13/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed (1) — **930** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2024 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/7/2024 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024 2/29/2024 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lamberth — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/27/2024
- **2024-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-29** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/4/2024
- **2024-03-04** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-04** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0578) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-07** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0574)
- **2024-03-07** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-07** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-03-26** Pub. Ch. 588
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f04a0eaa-6ebf-47dc-9c08-d9a08cb954eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).