2021-2022 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB2369: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 47 and Title 65, relative to social media.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, designates social media platforms as common carriers and requires the entities to obtain certificates of public convenience and necessity from the Tennessee public utilities commission; prescribes fines against social media platforms that deplatform and shadow ban users based on political ideology, viewpoint, or personal animus, or discrimination based on race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47 and Title 65.

Bill History

2/1/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Action Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/9/2022
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Action Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/22/2022
House of Representatives
3/22/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/13/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/26/2022
House of Representatives
4/26/2022
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0751

Amendment 1-0 to HB2369

3/22/2022Not Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/1/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/1/202234.3 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/21/2022196.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/2022194.7 KB