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SB2618 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10; Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to artificial intelligence.

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Sponsor
Yarbro
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide details on whether reports are sent to the governor and legislative leaders, only that findings must be published online.

Publishing AI Reports Online

This bill requires the joint chairs of Tennessee's artificial intelligence advisory council to publish their annual reports about the impacts of AI on an appropriate page of the general assembly's website.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the joint chairs of the AI advisory council to post their yearly findings online.
  • The findings must be posted on a page of the general assembly's official website.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Joint chairs of Tennessee’s artificial intelligence advisory council
  • People who visit the state’s official website

Terms To Know

Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council
A group that studies and advises on AI issues in Tennessee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact page or section of the website where reports must be posted.
  • It is unclear how often these findings will be updated after their initial posting date.

Bill History

  1. Date Tennessee General Assembly

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

  3. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2618
By Yarbro
SB2618
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 10; Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title
39; Title 40; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49;
Title 53; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71,
relative to artificial intelligence.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-3105(c), is amended by deleting
"December 31" and substituting "December 15".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.