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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Election Laws - As enacted, requires political advertisements to include a disclaimer if the advertisements include deepfake elements impersonating or depicting a candidate engaging in activity or speech in which the impersonated or depicted candidate did not in fact engage; makes a violation of such disclaimer requirement a Class C misdemeanor; entitles candidate to damages and equitable relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 19."
+description: "Election Laws - As enacted, requires political advertisements to include a disclaimer if the advertisements include deepfake elements impersonating or depicting a candidate engaging in activity or speech in which the impersonated or depicted candidate did not in fact engage; makes a violation of such disclaimer requirement a Class C misdemeanor; entitles candidate to damages and equitable relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 19."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "HB 1513"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 1513 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Election Laws"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Zachary"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 25
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2026-01-12"
+last_action: "2026-03-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b22a8f4f-9be7-4d75-91d4-ffb11355f6e7"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1513&ga=114"
+source_hash: "eb0c1ced0d663c30f8ed585d7e890821d3c07f12f91ea68a04862c5e8068c8e8"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 1513 (114) — Election Laws - As enacted, requires political advertisements to include a disclaimer if the advertisements include deepfake elements impersonating or depicting a candidate engaging in activity or speech in which the impersonated or depicted candidate did not in fact engage; makes a violation of such disclaimer requirement a Class C misdemeanor; entitles candidate to damages and equitable relief for violations. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 19.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment HA0611** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0611.pdf)
+2. **Amendment SA0510** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0510.pdf)
+3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1513.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/12/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/17/2026 Passed (4) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (3) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Zachary — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2026-01-13** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2026-01-14** Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-14** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-11** Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/17/2026
+- **2026-02-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-25** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026
+- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026
+- **2026-03-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026
+- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-03-09** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2026-03-09** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0611) `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-03-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
+- **2026-03-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
+- **2026-03-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2026-03-12** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0510)
+- **2026-03-12** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
+- **2026-03-12** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2026-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-03-17** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-03-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2026-03-30** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
+- **2026-03-30** Pub. Ch. 625
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b22a8f4f-9be7-4d75-91d4-ffb11355f6e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+