republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/hb-257.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class D felony offense for entity or person who knowingly uses a communication or electronic device to obtain information concerning an elderly adult's medical condition or health, sends unsolicited or specifically refused medical supplies to the elderly adult, and files a claim or submits a bill with the state Medicare plan for reimbursement. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 5 and Title 71."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class D felony offense for entity or person who knowingly uses a communication or electronic device to obtain information concerning an elderly adult's medical condition or health, sends unsolicited or specifically refused medical supplies to the elderly adult, and files a claim or submits a bill with the state Medicare plan for reimbursement. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 5 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 257"
citation: "Tennessee HB 257 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Littleton", "Roberts"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/811a371b-47ff-4a1a-b705-bbca576497a3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0257&GA=111"
source_hash: "7ad123e817168f6abb3b92019251835ad204bacc42ae827e9b836b4a7d424017"
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 257 (111) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class D felony offense for entity or person who knowingly uses a communication or electronic device to obtain information concerning an elderly adult's medical condition or health, sends unsolicited or specifically refused medical supplies to the elderly adult, and files a claim or submits a bill with the state Medicare plan for reimbursement. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 5 and Title 71.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment SA0400** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0400.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0257.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/18/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/10/2019 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 4/3/2019 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (2) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/23/2019 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Littleton — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-01** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-22** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 95, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-30** H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/30/19
- **2019-04-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0400)
- **2019-04-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-30** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-05-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Pub. Ch. 417
- **2019-05-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
- **2019-05-29** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 417

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/811a371b-47ff-4a1a-b705-bbca576497a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).