2023-2024 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2320: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 20; Title 25 and Title 26, relative to consumer debt.
Legislative Summary
As enacted, requires, in an action on consumer debt filed in a general sessions court, the plaintiff to include certain information with a civil warrant or any other leading process used to initiate the action; requires, prior to an award of a default judgment, the plaintiff to present to the court documentation sufficient to demonstrate the authority of the plaintiff to collect the debt and certain agreements or records to demonstrate the existence of the consumer debt. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 25 and Title 26.
Bill History
1/29/2024
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
2/6/2024
Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/13/2024
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2024
House of Representatives
3/19/2024
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/20/2024
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/26/2024
House of Representatives
3/26/2024
Action def. in Commerce Committee to 4/2/2024
House of Representatives
3/27/2024
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 4/2/2024
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/2/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/3/2024
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024
House of Representatives
4/4/2024
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
House of Representatives
4/10/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0880)
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Passed H., as am., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 1
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/15/2024
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/17/2024
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/17/2024
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0750)
Senate
4/17/2024
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
Senate
4/18/2024
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives
4/23/2024
Signed by H. Speaker
House of Representatives
4/23/2024
Signed by Senate Speaker
Senate
4/24/2024
Transmitted to Governor for his action.
House of Representatives
5/3/2024
Signed by Governor.
5/13/2024
Pub. Ch. 914
5/13/2024
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
Amendments
HA0880
Amendment 1-0 to HB2320
4/2/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/17/2024
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/11/2024
89
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/13/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 14
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Patsy Hazlewood
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
G.A. Hardaway
Democrat
Iris Rudder
Republican
Esther Helton-Haynes
Republican
Mary Littleton
Republican
Michele Carringer
Republican
Tom Leatherwood
Republican
Clark Boyd
Republican
Gino Bulso
Republican
Rush Bricken
Republican
Pat Marsh
Republican
Lowell Russell
Republican
Rebecca Alexander
Republican
Jake McCalmon
Republican
Greg Vital
Republican