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                             PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 614

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1735

                                                             By Stevens

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 2453

                                                            By Garrett

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

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

         SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-18-107(a), is amended by deleting
"The assurance shall be in writing and shall be filed with and subject to the approval of the circuit or
chancery court of Davidson County.".

         SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-18-104(b), is amended by deleting
subdivision (43) and substituting:

                   (43) The act or practice of directly or indirectly:

                             (A) Making representations that a person will pay or reimburse for a motor
                   vehicle traffic citation for any person who purchases a device or mechanism, passive
                   or active, that can detect or interfere with a radar, laser, or other device used to
                   measure the speed of motor vehicles; or

                             (B) Advertising, promoting, selling, or offering for sale any radar jamming
                   device that includes any active or passive device, instrument, mechanism, or
                   equipment that interferes with, disrupts, or scrambles the radar or laser that is used
                   by law enforcement agencies and officers to measure the speed of motor vehicles;

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-18-108, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:

                   (d) In any action brought by the attorney general and reporter under subsection (a),
          the attorney general and reporter is deemed to lack possession, custody, or control over
          documents possessed by the general assembly, other state officers, or any state agencies or
          institutions. If such an action is asserted on behalf of a political subdivision or agency, then
          the attorney general and reporter may facilitate nonparty discovery from that political
          subdivision or agency as an instrumentality with an interest in the litigation consistent with §
          8-6-109.

          SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-18-111(a)(2), is amended by deleting
the language "on behalf of others without notification" and substituting "on behalf of others and
where the claim concerns the underlying published content's violation of this part, without
notification".

          SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-25-106(a), is amended by deleting the
language "may sue for and recover" and substituting "may individually sue for and recover".

          SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-50-121, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:

                    (e) A violation of this section is a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act
          of 1977, compiled in chapter 18, part 1 of this title. A violation of this section constitutes an
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          unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting trade or commerce and is subject to the penalties
          and remedies as provided in the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977.
          SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-18-104(b), is amended by adding the

following as a new subdivision:
                    ()Violating§ 47-50-121;

          SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-18-104(b), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:

                    () Advertising, promoting, selling, or offering for sale a good or service that is illegal
          or unlawful to sell in this state;
          SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 47-18-3302(3)(8), is amended by deleting
the language "or data generated from a photograph or video or audio recording".
          SECTION 10. If any provision of this act or the application of any provision of this act to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications
of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end, the
provisions of this act are severable.
          SECTION 11. SECTIONS 1, 6, 7, and 9 take effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring
it. All remaining sections take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it, and apply
retroactively to causes of action arising prior to this act's taking effect and to pending litigation.

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         SENATE BILL NO. 1735

PASSED:  March 12, 2026

                                    RANDY McNJLLY

                         SPEAKER OF THE SEIJA TE

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                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APPROVED this a<JL day of r:oav-LJb\  2026

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         BILL LEE, GOVERNOR