HB1898

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 47; Title 58 and Title 68, relative to artificial intelligence.

Chamber Passed·4/16/26

Tennessee HB1898 establishes safety and child protection transparency requirements for large frontier developers and chatbot providers.

Tennessee HB1898, known as the "Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act," mandates large frontier developers and chatbot providers to create and publish public safety and child safety plans. These plans must detail how they assess and mitigate risks, including catastrophic risks and child safety risks. Large frontier developers must report any critical safety incidents to the attorney general and reporter within 24 hours if they pose an imminent risk of death or serious injury.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 94–0 · Apr 16
Current
The Senate
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

D
1
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

92 Yea

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1 Nay

R

1 Not Voting

R

History

Apr 20

Senate

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Apr 16

House

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0850)

Apr 16

House

H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0851)