AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

TennesseeTennessee

11 on file · 10 became law · 0 still moving · 0 moved in 30 days

HB 1455 / SB 1493

AI chatbot harms bill, enacted as an AI study

Introduced to create a felony for training AI to encourage suicide or homicide, it was amended and enacted to direct the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to study AI and report by 2027-01-31.

In force
SB 837

AI excluded from legal personhood

Clarifies that a person under Tennessee law does not include artificial intelligence, a computer algorithm, software, computer hardware or any machine.

In force
HB 1299 / SB 1346

Preventing Deepfake Images Act

Creates civil and criminal actions for people whose intimate digital depictions, including AI deepfakes, are intentionally disclosed without consent.

In force
HB 1614 / SB 1792

Protect Tennessee Minors Act

Requires websites that publish a substantial portion of material harmful to minors to use reasonable age verification before granting access.

In force
HB 1891 / SB 2097

Protecting Children from Social Media Act

Requires social media companies to verify the age of account holders and obtain parental consent for minors to open accounts, and gives parents supervision tools.

In force
HB 2091 / SB 2096

Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security (ELVIS) Act

Adds voice to the personal rights protected under Tennessee's right of publicity law and expands protections against unauthorized commercial use of a person's name, voice, likeness or image, including AI-generated imitations.

In force
HB 1181 / SB 73

Tennessee Information Protection Act

Creates a comprehensive consumer data privacy law giving Tennessee residents rights to access, correct, delete and opt out of the sale and targeted advertising use of their personal data.

In force