---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health Care - As enacted, prohibits a person from developing or deploying an artificial intelligence system that advertises or represents to the public that such system is or is able to act as a qualified mental health professional. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 47 and Title 63."
description: "Health Care - As enacted, prohibits a person from developing or deploying an artificial intelligence system that advertises or represents to the public that such system is or is able to act as a qualified mental health professional. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 47 and Title 63."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1580"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1580 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-12"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74db300e-bf90-4822-8c96-df3d9bd16958"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1580&ga=114"
source_hash: "af176c7a43b4a643c5a5a1b1e2b1555fbd7a1f5dafee5cfaf681c27921869cea"
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 SB 1580 (114) — Health Care - As enacted, prohibits a person from developing or deploying an artificial intelligence system that advertises or represents to the public that such system is or is able to act as a qualified mental health professional. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 47 and Title 63.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1580.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/4/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/4/2026
- **2026-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/9/2026
- **2026-02-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-12** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-04-06** Pub. Ch. 647

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74db300e-bf90-4822-8c96-df3d9bd16958`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).