SB 41 - HB 141
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
January 18, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Arielle Woodmore | Email: arielle.woodmore@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 41 - HB 141
SUMMARY OF BILL: Prohibits service providers from billing consumers for a subsequent
billing cycle if the consumer terminates a contract or agreement within the first half of a billing cycle.
Allows a service provider to bill a consumer for one subsequent billing cycle if the agreement or
contract was terminated within the second half of the billing cycle. Establishes a violation of such as
an unfair and deceptive act or practice under the Consumer Protection Act of 1977.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Per the proposed legislation, “service provider” means any for-profit, nonprofit, or
government entity that provides telephone, cable television, internet, broadband or any
combination of such services.
• Any increase in the number of complaints handled by the Attorney General is estimated to
be not significant and can be handled by existing staff during normal work hours.
• Committing an unfair or deceptive practice under the Consumer Protection Act of 1977 is a
Class B misdemeanor offense.
• There will not be a sufficient number of violations for state or local government to
experience any significant increase in expenditures related to prosecutions or incarceration.
• Any additional workload on the courts can be accommodated within existing resources.
IMPACT TO COMMERCE:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumption:
• Any impact to commerce or jobs in Tennessee is estimated to be not significant.
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CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director