---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to conduct a study of the potential regulation of artificial intelligence systems and generative artificial intelligence chatbots in this state. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 37 and Title 47."
description: "Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to conduct a study of the potential regulation of artificial intelligence systems and generative artificial intelligence chatbots in this state. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 37 and Title 47."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1700"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1700 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-15"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/804f2611-e8b9-4097-b412-81dc21bc2350"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1700&ga=114"
source_hash: "192fc827b701e3af8172d1f2fb407124ed84eaf2c12c2930cd58e73dbb568db3"
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 1700 (114) — Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to conduct a study of the potential regulation of artificial intelligence systems and generative artificial intelligence chatbots in this state. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 37 and Title 47.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0860** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0860.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1188** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1188.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0654** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0654.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0965** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0965.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1700.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/10/2026 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/1/2026 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-15** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-10** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-25** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026
- **2026-04-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0965)
- **2026-04-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0654)
- **2026-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1188) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0860) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1082

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/804f2611-e8b9-4097-b412-81dc21bc2350`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).