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Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, requires TACIR to study artificial intelligence and submit a report to the governor and both speakers by January 31, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 33; Title 39 and Title 47.
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HB 1455 is the House companion of SB 1493, which became Tennessee Public Chapter 1066 after the House passed the Senate bill in its place on April 23, 2026. The law directs the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) to study AI and report by January 31, 2027 on its risks (child safety, death or injury, property loss), ways to reduce them, ways to stop AI from giving dangerous prompts such as encouraging suicide or violent crime, and the risks of chatbots acting human or offering emotional support or health care. Introduced as a felony bill, it was rewritten into this study. Signed May 22, 2026; effective immediately.
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What it means for business
No direct obligations on businesses: it is a study. TACIR's report (due January 31, 2027) may lead to AI and chatbot legislation in Tennessee.
Key provisions
- TACIR must study AI and report to the governor, the Senate speaker and the House speaker by January 31, 2027
- Assess AI risks, including child safety, death or bodily injury, and significant property damage or loss, and explore ways to mitigate them
- Review national and international standards and industry best practices for addressing those risks
- Explore ways to regulate or prohibit AI from giving dangerous prompts, such as encouragement to commit suicide or a violent crime
- Identify the risks of chatbots engaging with users as if human and providing emotional support, mental health care or health care
- As introduced, the bill would have made it a Class A felony to knowingly train AI to encourage suicide or homicide, act as a companion or pose as a licensed professional; a House amendment replaced all of that with the study
- The House substituted SB 1493 for HB 1455 on April 23, 2026; SB 1493 was signed May 22, 2026 as Public Chapter 1066
Latest legislative action
May 27, 2026. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1066
Sponsors
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Littleton | Primary |
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