TN HB1299

Creates the "Preventing Deepfake Images Act" establishing civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of AI-generated intimate digital depictions of identifiable individuals without consent

Allows victims to recover actual damages or liquidated damages of $150,000, plus the defendant's monetary gains, punitive damages, and attorney's fees in civil actions

Classifies criminal violations as a Class E felony, elevated to Class C felony if the deepfake could affect government proceedings, elections, or facilitate violence

Requires valid consent to be in writing, signed knowingly and voluntarily, with a general description of the depiction; consent to creation does not constitute consent to disclosure

Exempts internet service providers from liability and protects good-faith disclosures to law enforcement or as part of legal proceedings; effective July 1, 2025