AI compliance checklist

The AI compliance checklist, built from the laws themselves.

Every item below is a duty an enacted state AI law sets out, written in plain English and tied to the section of law it comes from. 1235 items from 326 laws in 50 states, grouped by state and law. Filter to your states and topics, tick items off as you go, and print it for your files.

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Tennessee AI mental health professional claims law (HB 1470)

Public Chapter 647 (2026) (SB 1580, substituted for HB 1470); adds Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-1-205 and amends § 47-18-104(b); effective July 1, 2026. Enforced by: Enforced as a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977; the act does not name an official, and the Consumer Protection Act was not read.. Checked November 14, 2026.

AI developer or deployer: Do not advertise or represent to the public that an AI system is, or can act as, a qualified mental health professional. Starts July 1, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any advertising or public representation about the AI system. · Tenn. Code Ann. § 33-1-205(a)

Tennessee ELVIS Act (HB 2091): voice and likeness rights

Public Chapter 588 (2024), HB 2091 (Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security Act of 2024); amends Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 47-25-1101 to 47-25-1107 and 39-14-152. Enforced by: Civil action under Tennessee's personal rights law, by the individual (or rights holders after death); a record label or other holder of an exclusive recording or distribution contract with the individual may also sue.. Checked November 14, 2026.

Person: Do not knowingly use an individual's name, photograph, voice or likeness in any medium for advertising, fundraising or solicitation without the required prior consent. Starts July 1, 2024 · Ongoing · Applies when: Without prior consent of the individual, a minor's parent or guardian, or a deceased individual's executor, administrator, heirs or devisees. · Tenn. Code 47-25-1105(a)(1), as amended by Pub. Ch. 588 § 6

Person: Do not publish, perform, distribute, transmit or make available to the public an individual's voice or likeness knowing the use was not authorized. Starts July 1, 2024 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any public distribution, including AI-generated voice or likeness, unless a fair-use exception applies. · Tenn. Code 47-25-1105(a)(2), as amended by Pub. Ch. 588 § 6

Person: Do not distribute or make available a tool, software or service whose primary purpose is producing a particular person's photograph, voice or likeness, knowing it was not authorized. Starts July 1, 2024 · Ongoing · Applies when: The tool's primary purpose or function is producing a specific, identifiable individual's photograph, voice or likeness. · Tenn. Code 47-25-1105(a)(3), as amended by Pub. Ch. 588 § 6

Tennessee Preventing Deepfake Images Act (SB 1346)

Public Chapter 466 (2025), SB 1346; Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-17-1901 to 39-17-1906. Enforced by: The depicted individual (or, for a minor, incapacitated or deceased person, a guardian, estate representative, family member or court-appointed person) by civil action; separately, disclosure to harass or harm is a criminal offense.. Checked November 14, 2026.

Person: Do not intentionally disclose an intimate digital depiction of an identifiable person without their consent, knowing or recklessly disregarding that they have not consented. Starts July 1, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any disclosure: transferring, publishing, distributing or making the depiction accessible. A disclaimer that it is unauthorized or fake is no defense. · Tenn. Code 39-17-1903(a), 39-17-1904(f)

Person: Before disclosing such a depiction, get consent in a plain-language written agreement signed by the depicted person, describing the depiction and any work it will appear in. Starts July 1, 2025 · Each time it happens · Applies when: Consent to creating the depiction does not count as consent to disclosing it. · Tenn. Code 39-17-1903(c)

Person: Do not disclose, threaten to disclose or solicit disclosure of an intimate digital depiction to harass or harm the person, or knowing or recklessly disregarding that it will cause harm. Starts July 1, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Criminal offense. A disclaimer is no defense; prosecution under other statutes is still possible. · Tenn. Code 39-17-1906(a), (c), (e)

Tennessee Transparency for Deepfakes in Political Advertising Act (HB 1513)

Public Chapter 625 (2026), HB 1513 (substituted for SB 1624); Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-19-120(a)(6). Enforced by: Criminal prosecution (Class C misdemeanor, per the official bill caption); the impersonated or depicted candidate may also sue.. Checked November 14, 2026.

Person or entity distributing a political communication: In audio that is a deepfake impersonating a candidate's speech, clearly state at the start and end: This communication contains fake content impersonating speech that did not occur. Starts July 1, 2026 · Each time it happens · Applies when: The candidate did not in fact say it. For non-incumbents, only within 120 days of the start of voting. · Tenn. Code 2-19-120(a)(6)(A), (C)

Person or entity distributing a political communication: In video that is a deepfake of a candidate, show the statutory notice in large letters throughout: fake content depicting actions, or actions and speech, that did not occur. Starts July 1, 2026 · Each time it happens · Applies when: The candidate did not in fact act or speak that way. Wording differs for video-only and audio-and-video. For non-incumbents, only within 120 days of voting. · Tenn. Code 2-19-120(a)(6)(B), (C)

Tennessee ban on tools designed to create child sexual abuse material (SB 741)

Public Chapter 257 (2025), SB 741 (substituted for HB 769); new section in Tenn. Code Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 10. Enforced by: Criminal prosecution; the act does not name the prosecuting office. A web search on November 15, 2026 found no court challenge.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Person: Do not knowingly possess, distribute or produce technology, software or digital tools designed to create material showing a minor in sexual activity or patently offensive simulated sexual activity. Starts July 1, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any such tool. Whether it is designed for that purpose is judged on the factors in subsection (b). · SB 741, § 1(a)(1), (b)

Tennessee digital driver license data and biometrics limits (HB 1316)

Public Chapter 297 (2025), HB 1316 (substituted for SB 1297); Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-50-306(d), (f)-(i). Enforced by: The law does not name one. Checked November 15, 2026.

Any entity that obtains digital driver license data: Keep data obtained from a digital driver license only as long as needed to confirm it is accurate, and never longer than three calendar days. Starts April 24, 2025 · Each time it happens · Applies when: Any use of a person's digital driver license. · Tenn. Code 55-50-306(f)(1)

Any entity that obtains digital driver license data: Do not sell or provide digital driver license data to anyone except law enforcement in its duties, a government entity entitled to it, or under a court subpoena. Starts April 24, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any data obtained from use of a digital driver license. · Tenn. Code 55-50-306(f)(2)

Private or public entity: Do not require a digital driver license instead of a physical one, and do not give preferential service to people who use a digital license. Starts April 24, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Whenever identification is requested. · Tenn. Code 55-50-306(i)(2)

State contractor running the digital driver license app: Do not capture or retain biometric identifiers for the digital driver license system, except a photo used only to match the license photo on file. Starts April 24, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Providing an app or other method for the digital driver license system. · Tenn. Code 55-50-306(g)(2)

State contractor running the digital driver license app: Do not capture or retain users' geolocation data for purposes of the digital driver license system. Starts April 24, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Providing an app or other method for the digital driver license system. · Tenn. Code 55-50-306(g)(3)

State contractor running the digital driver license app: Treat data and photos users provide as personally identifiable information; do not sell, redisclose or otherwise use them except as subdivision (f)(2) allows. Starts April 24, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any data, including a photograph, a person provides to the contractor. · Tenn. Code 55-50-306(h)

State contractor running the digital driver license app: Do not charge a fee to take part in the digital driver license system. Starts April 24, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Providing the digital driver license system under a department contract. · Tenn. Code 55-50-306(d)

Tennessee personal delivery devices law (SB 2836)

Public Chapter 685 (2020), SB 2836; amends Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 55-1-103, 55-8-101 and adds a section to Title 55, Chapter 8, Part 2. Enforced by: Local law enforcement officers may enforce state laws on personal delivery device operation; the act names no other enforcer.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Personal delivery device operator: Make devices yield to and not obstruct other traffic, including pedestrians, and keep them to 10 mph in pedestrian areas; carry no placarded hazardous materials. Starts July 1, 2020 · Ongoing · Applies when: Whenever a device operates on public rights-of-way. · Pub. Ch. 685 § 5(a)(1)-(2), (4), (b)

Personal delivery device operator: Mark each device with the owner's name, contact information and a unique ID number, and equip it with a braking system that can make a controlled stop. Starts July 1, 2020 · Ongoing · Applies when: For every device operated in Tennessee. · Pub. Ch. 685 § 5(c)

Personal delivery device operator: Between sunset and sunrise, equip devices with front and rear lights visible in clear weather from at least 500 feet. Starts July 1, 2020 · Ongoing · Applies when: When operating between sunset and sunrise. · Pub. Ch. 685 § 5(a)(3)

Personal delivery device operator: Maintain general liability insurance of at least $100,000 for damages from the combined operation of devices under your control. Starts July 1, 2020 · Ongoing · Applies when: While operating personal delivery devices in Tennessee. · Pub. Ch. 685 § 5(f)

Also check: 9 other enacted AI laws in your state are not yet mapped duty by duty: HB2163, HB2302, HB2325, HB825, SB1493, SB1700, SB1711, SB677, SB837.

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Where the items come from

Each item is one duty from an enacted law, read from the official text on the legislature’s or state’s own website. 265 of the 326 laws have also been read a second time to confirm every date, threshold, penalty and enforcer. Each item names who the duty falls on, when it starts, how often it recurs and the section it comes from, with a link.

Where a law is silent, the checklist says so rather than guessing. A law that is repealed or replaced on a known date shows that end date and drops off afterward. The list is rebuilt from these records every time the page loads.

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