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Bill 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. 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. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 HB 1513 Tennessee HB 1513 (114)
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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
  2. Amendment SA0510 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/12/2026 Passed (1) — 330 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — 910 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/17/2026 Passed (4) — 70 (pass) · lower
  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026 (2) — 00 (fail) · lower
  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (3) — 220 (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; origin ocd-bill/b22a8f4f-9be7-4d75-91d4-ffb11355f6e7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).