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TN SB1735

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

John Stevens

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Origin

Senate

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits advertising, selling, or offering radar jamming devices that interfere with law enforcement speed-measuring equipment, and bans promising to pay traffic citations for purchasers of radar/laser detection devices

  • Adds violations of Tennessee's interference with business relations statute (§ 47-50-121) as unfair trade practices under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, subjecting them to its penalties and remedies

  • Makes advertising, promoting, or selling goods or services that are illegal to sell in Tennessee a consumer protection violation

  • Limits the Attorney General's document discovery obligations in consumer protection actions, deeming the AG to lack possession of documents held by the General Assembly, other state officers, or state agencies

  • Sections 1, 6, 7, and 9 take effect July 1, 2026; remaining sections take effect immediately upon becoming law and apply retroactively to pending litigation

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, relative to consumer protection.

Consumer Protection

Last Action

Transmitted to Governor for action.

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Calendar2/17/2026
Commerce and Labor1/22/2026

Full Bill Text

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