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TN HB1898
Bill
Status
1/22/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jason Zachary
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AI Summary
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Creates the "Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act" requiring large frontier AI developers (annual revenue $500M+) to publish public safety plans and large chatbot providers (revenue $25M+, 1M+ monthly users) to publish child safety plans on their websites
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Defines "catastrophic risk" as AI models contributing to 50+ deaths/serious injuries or $1B+ in property damage through activities like assisting with weapons creation, autonomous cyberattacks/crimes, or evading developer control
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Requires frontier developers to report critical safety incidents to the Attorney General within 15 days, or within 24 hours if imminent risk of death exists; chatbot providers must report child safety incidents within 15 days
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Establishes civil penalties of up to $1M per first violation and $3M per subsequent violation for large frontier developers, and up to $50,000 per violation for large chatbot providers
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Takes effect January 1, 2027, with enforcement authority vested exclusively in the Tennessee Attorney General's office
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 47; Title 58 and Title 68, relative to artificial intelligence.
Safety
Last Action
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
3/11/2026