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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 37 and Title 47, relative to artificial intelligence.

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Tennessee Public Chapter No. 1082 (Senate Bill No. 1700, substituted for House Bill No. 1946) is law, effective upon becoming law (Section 4; record shows effective 05/22/2026). It directs the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) to study potential regulation of artificial intelligence systems and generative AI chatbots in the state (Section 1). The study must cover: existing federal law and pending federal regulatory actions; frameworks adopted or proposed in other states; constitutional considerations (speech and expression, due process, federal preemption, interstate commerce limits); fiscal impact on state and local government including enforcement costs; economic impacts on businesses, technology developers, educational institutions and consumers; safeguards for minors and mental health, including suicide prevention protocols; and recommendations, if any, for legislative action (Section 1(1)-(7)). TACIR must publish a report and deliver it to the governor, the speakers of the senate and house, and the legislative librarian, and may deliver it electronically (Section 2). TACIR may request input from governmental entities, industry, academics and advocacy groups. State and local entities must provide requested information to the extent permitted by law. TACIR must use its existing resources (Section 3). The act itself imposes no new regulation on AI developers or users.

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