2025-2026 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature

HB1299: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the unauthorized use of deepfake or actual likeness.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, creates a civil and criminal action for individuals who are the subject of an intimate digital depiction that is disclosed without the individual's consent under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

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Bill History

2/6/2025

Filed for introduction

House of Representatives

2/10/2025

Intro., P1C.

House of Representatives

2/12/2025

P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

House of Representatives

2/12/2025

Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

House of Representatives

3/19/2025

Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

House of Representatives

3/26/2025

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

House of Representatives

3/26/2025

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025

House of Representatives

3/31/2025

Sponsor change.

House of Representatives

4/2/2025

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025

House of Representatives

4/2/2025

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

House of Representatives

4/7/2025

Sponsor(s) Added.

House of Representatives

4/8/2025

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

House of Representatives

4/8/2025

Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

House of Representatives

4/9/2025

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

House of Representatives

4/14/2025

Placed behind the budget

House of Representatives

4/14/2025

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

House of Representatives

4/16/2025

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025

House of Representatives

4/17/2025

Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

House of Representatives

4/17/2025

Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

House of Representatives

4/17/2025

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025

House of Representatives

4/17/2025

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025

House of Representatives

4/21/2025

Comp. SB subst.

House of Representatives

4/21/2025

Sponsor(s) Added.

House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0336

Amendment 1-0 to HB1299

4/8/2025Not Adopted

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Roll Call Votes

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

4/17/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

4/17/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

4/8/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

3/26/2025

Yea

Nay

Not Voting

Absent

Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status

Introduced(2/6/2025)

Chamber

House of Representatives

HB1299: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the unauthorized use of deepfake or actual likeness.

Legislative Summary

Demographic Impact

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Bill History

Amendments

HA0336

Roll Call Votes

Status Information

Sponsors

Primary Sponsor

Co-Sponsors (28)

Documents

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