Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly

Tennessee HB1455: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 33; Title 39 and Title 47, relative to artificial intelligence.

Status: Chaptered, May 27, 2026

Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary This bill creates a Class A felony offense for an individual, for-profit corporation, nonprofit corporation, or other business entity to knowingly train artificial intelligence to do any of the following:  Encourage or otherwise support the act of suicide. Encourage or otherwise support the act of criminal homicide. Provide emotional support, including through open-ended conversations with a user. Develop an emotional relationship with, or otherwise act as a companion to, an individual. Act as, or provide information as if, the artificial intelligence is a licensed mental health or healthcare professional. Otherwise act as a sentient human or mirror interactions that a human user might have with another human user, such that an individual would feel that the individual could develop a friendship or other relationship with the artificial intelligence. Encourage an individual to isolate from the individual's family, friends, or caregivers, or to provide the individual's financial account information or other sensitive information to the artificial intelligence. Simulate a human being, including in appearance, voice, or other mannerisms. CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION In addition to applicable criminal penalties, this bill authorizes an individual aggrieved by such a violation to bring a civil cause of action against the violator in a court of competent jurisdiction. In the case of an individual who has not attained 18 or is incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the legal guardian of the individual or representative of the individual's estate, another family member, or any other person appointed as suitable by the court, may assume the individual's rights under this bill. This bill provides that in a civil action brought pursuant to this bill, an in