2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee 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
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor

Dennis Powers
Republican