Tennessee Senate Bill SB2363

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/2/26
• Failed: 3/3/26
• Engrossed: 3/23/26
• Enrolled: 4/8/26
• Passed: 4/27/26
• Chaptered: 5/4/26

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to notice of fees.

Summary

SB2363 creates a new consumer-protection disclosure requirement for hotel booking sites and third-party travel booking platforms that advertise ancillary hotel services in Tennessee. If a site lists services such as parking, breakfast, spa treatments, early check-in, or late check-out and those services require extra payment beyond the room rate, the site must clearly disclose that additional fees are required and identify which services carry those fees. The bill also covers situations where the room price is higher because it includes access to some services, requiring disclosure that additional fees may still apply and which services may be subject to them. The bill defines key terms such as “hotel,” “occupancy,” “hotel booking site,” and “third-party booking site,” and it excludes short-term rental units from its hotel definition. It applies to online travel agencies, aggregators, and similar platforms that compare hotel prices and booking options for Tennessee hotels. A booking site is not liable if it simply relays information supplied by a hotel and the hotel itself failed to provide the required disclosure information.

Impact

The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 47, Chapter 18 by adding a new section, § 47-18-139, and by adding a corresponding unfair-or-deceptive-practice item to the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 in § 47-18-104(b). Violations are treated as consumer protection violations, making them subject to the Act’s penalties and remedies. The law takes effect July 1, 2026, and applies only to conduct occurring on or after that date, affecting hotels, online travel agencies, metasearch sites, and other booking platforms that market Tennessee hotel rooms and add-on services.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have broad support by the time it reached final passage, moving through the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee after an initial tied vote and then passing committee unanimously with an amendment. It later passed the Senate floor 29-0 and the House floor 92-0, indicating strong bipartisan agreement on the need for clearer fee disclosure in hotel booking practices. The overall sentiment reflected in the voting history is favorable and consumer-protection oriented.

Contention

The main point of contention appears to have been the scope and mechanics of the disclosure requirement for online booking platforms, especially how much responsibility third-party sites should bear for information supplied by hotels. The initial 4-4 committee vote suggests some uncertainty or disagreement at first, likely over whether the bill could impose burdens on booking sites or create compliance issues. That concern was addressed through amendment, after which the bill advanced unanimously, indicating that any opposition was resolved or reduced during committee consideration.