HB 1898 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Safety - As introduced, enacts the "Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 47; Title 58 and Title 68.

HB 1898, the "Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act," requires large AI developers to implement safety measures for high-risk systems. It directly affects "frontier developers" (those training AI models using over 10^26 computing operations) and "large chatbot providers" (services with over 1 million monthly users likely accessed by minors). Key provisions mandate documented "child safety plans" to prevent harm to minors, reporting of "critical safety incidents" (like model leaks or AI causing mass harm), and defining "catastrophic risks" (e.g., AI aiding weapons creation or enabling severe cyberattacks). The law focuses on transparency and risk mitigation for AI systems posing significant public safety or child protection threats.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 20, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Amendments
3
Apr 20, 2026
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0850)
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0851)
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1108)
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/9/2026
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/30/2026
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/25/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
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Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Government Operations for Review
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Jason Zachary
RRepublican
TN
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