SB 0544 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, relative to Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings.
Last action — Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 02, 2025.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Uniform Commercial Code - As enacted, specifies that a filing office in receipt of a petition for review filed by a secured party contesting a public official's affidavit that a financing statement was filed without legal cause submit the UCC financing statement that is the subject of the petition and the notarized affidavit of the public official to the administrative procedures division of the office of the secretary of state, in addition to the existing requirement that the petition itself be submitted; requires the prevailing party in the contested case hearing to provide the filing office with a copy of the administrative law judge's determination. - Amends TCA Title 47.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Filed for introduction
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Intro., P1C.
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P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Judiciary Committee
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Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
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Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
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Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/5/2025
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Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
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Sponsor(s) Added.
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Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025
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Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025
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Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
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Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
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H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025
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Comp. SB subst.
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Comp. became Pub. Ch. 171
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Filed for introduction
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Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/25/2025
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Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/4/2025
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Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
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Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
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Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025
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Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
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Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
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Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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Subst. for comp. HB.
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Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2
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Enrolled and ready for signatures
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Signed by Senate Speaker
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Signed by H. Speaker
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Transmitted to Governor for action.
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Signed by Governor.
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Pub. Ch. 171
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Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
Sponsors
- John Stevens · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Stevens, John Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (132)
132 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 132 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 0544 do?
- Uniform Commercial Code - As enacted, specifies that a filing office in receipt of a petition for review filed by a secured party contesting a public official's affidavit that a financing statement was filed without legal cause submit the UCC financing statement that is the subject of the petition and the notarized affidavit of the public official to the administrative procedures division of the office of the secretary of state, in addition to the existing requirement that the petition itself be submitted; requires the prevailing party in the contested case hearing to provide the filing office with a copy of the administrative law judge's determination. - Amends TCA Title 47.
- Who sponsors SB 0544?
- SB 0544 is sponsored by Stevens, John (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 0544?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2025. Enacted.
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