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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 343: Consumer Protection - As enacted, prohibits persons from selling, offering for sale, or offering a free sample of counterfeit lighters and unsafe lighters. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 47.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 343 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Consumer Protection - As enacted, prohibits persons from selling, offering for sale, or offering a free sample of counterfeit lighters and unsafe lighters. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 47. Primary sponsor: Kip Capley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 20.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kip CapleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse71

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 20
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/3/2025
  5. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025
  7. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/26/2025
  9. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
  10. P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
  11. Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
  12. Intro., P1C.

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source