Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 1513
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Zachary (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 30, 2026): Pub. Ch. 625
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/12/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 3/5/2026 (2) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/17/2026 Passed (4) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Mar 30, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 625 - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0510) - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0611) - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 - Mar 5, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2026 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026 - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 - Jan 14, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 12, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction