Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 15 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1898 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 47; Title 58 and Title 68, relative to artificial intelligence.

Last action — Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Safety - As introduced, enacts the "Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 47; Title 58 and Title 68.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026

  6. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  7. Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee

  8. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026

  9. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026

  10. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  11. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  12. Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/7/2026

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0

  15. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026

  16. Senate Reset on calendar for 4/15/2026

  17. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2026

  18. Re-refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

  19. Filed for introduction

  20. Intro., P1C.

  21. P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Government Operations for Review

  22. Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

  23. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  24. Action Def. in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  25. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  26. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  27. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026

  28. Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  30. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026

  31. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  32. Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  34. Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/9/2026

  35. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  36. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  37. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0850)

  38. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0851)

  39. H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1108)

  40. Sponsor(s) Added.

  41. Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0

  42. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  43. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1898 do?
Safety - As introduced, enacts the "Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 47; Title 58 and Title 68.
Who sponsors HB 1898?
HB 1898 is sponsored by Zachary, Jason (Republican), Cochran, Mark (Republican), Grills, Rusty (Republican), Powers, Dennis (Republican), Crawford, John (Republican), Moon, Jerome (Republican), Haston, Kirk (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Bulso, Gino (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), Lynn, Susan M. (Republican), Littleton, Mary (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Alexander, Rebecca K. (Republican), Scarbrough, Rick (Republican), and Powell, Jason (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1898?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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