Consumer Protection

Plain English Breakdown

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Tennessee AI Investigation Report

This bill requires Tennessee's attorney general to submit a report on investigations involving artificial intelligence in unfair or deceptive business practices from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2025.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the office of the attorney general and reporter to study cases where AI was involved in unfair or deceptive acts against consumers.
• The report must cover investigations between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025.
• The report should be submitted by July 1, 2026.
• Allows the report to be sent electronically.

Who It Names or Affects

• Tennessee's attorney general
• Committees in the Tennessee House and Senate dealing with consumer protection and commerce

Terms To Know

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Technology that allows machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning from data or making decisions.

Consumer Protection Act

A law designed to protect consumers from unfair business practices and ensure fair trade.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what actions should be taken based on the report's findings.
• It is unclear how many investigations will involve AI during the specified period.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 1363
By Watson

HOUSE BILL 1246
By Vaughan

HB1246
003276
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 39; Title 45;
Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 55; Title 61; Title
62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative
to artificial intelligence.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
No later than July 1, 2026, the office of the attorney general and reporter shall
use existing resources to conduct a study and submit to the chair of the committee of the
house of representatives having jurisdiction over consumer protection and the chair of
the commerce and labor committee of the senate a report on the number of
investigations into violations of this part in which artificial intelligence was used to
effectuate an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting the conduct of any trade or
commerce. The report must provide information on such investigations for conduct
occurring between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025. The report may be
submitted electronically.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.