Tennessee House Bill 2402 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on May 2 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-02 - Pub. Ch. 867
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, prohibits certain persons engaged in the business of towing or storing motor vehicles from charging a storage fee for any day on which the vehicle is not available for release to the owner, lienholder, or insurer, unless such failure to release is based on a hold placed on the vehicle by law enforcement; requires such businesses to release the vehicle to the insurer or lienholder, or an authorized agent or representative, upon the insurer's or lienholder's payment of reasonable charges due, without requiring additional consent from the owner of the vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 55, Chapter 23 and Title 66.

As enacted, prohibits certain persons engaged in the business of towing or storing motor vehicles from charging a storage fee for any day on which the vehicle is not available for release to the owner, lienholder, or insurer, unless such failure to release is based on a hold placed on the vehicle by law enforcement; requires such businesses to release the vehicle to the insurer or lienholder, or an authorized agent or representative, upon the insurer's or lienholder's payment of reasonable charges due, without requiring additional consent from the owner of the vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 55, Chapter 23 and Title 66.

Rep. Ron Travis [R]

Rep. John Ragan [R]

Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]

2016-04-07 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-30 - House - FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-02		Pub. Ch. 867
2016-05-02		Effective date(s) 04/19/2016
2016-04-19		Signed by Governor.
2016-04-12	House	Transmitted to Governor for his action.
2016-04-12	Senate	Signed by Senate Speaker
2016-04-11	House	Signed by H. Speaker
2016-04-08	House	Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
2016-04-07	Senate	Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
2016-04-07	Senate	Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0902)
2016-04-07	Senate	Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
2016-03-31	Senate	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
2016-03-30	House	Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
2016-03-30	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-30	House	Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0
2016-03-30	House	H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0908)
2016-03-24	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2016
2016-03-23	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2016
2016-03-16	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2016-03-09	House	Placed on cal. Business and Utilities Committee for 3/16/2016
2016-03-08	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
2016-03-02	House	Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/8/2016
2016-03-01	House	Action Def. in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee to 3/8/2016
2016-02-24	House	Placed on s/c cal Business and Utilities Subcommittee for 3/1/2016
2016-01-27	House	Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee
2016-01-27	House	P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee
2016-01-25	House	P1C.
2016-01-21	House	Intro.
2016-01-21	House	Filed for intro.

SB2334 (Crossfiled) 2016-05-02 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 867

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2402&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HB2402.pdf
Roll Call	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2402&ga=109