# Tennessee HB 1299: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the unauthorized use of deepfake or actual likeness. Tennessee HB 1299, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the unauthorized use of deepfake or actual likeness., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-05-15 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 466) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1299-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1299 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the unauthorized use of deepfake or actual likeness. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-05-15, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 466 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 28 - Subjects: Criminal Offenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (65 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Shaundelle Brooks (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Karen D. Camper (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jesse Chism (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: T.J. Hardaway (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jason Powell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-21 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2025-05-15: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 466 - 2025-04-21: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-17: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-16: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-14: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-14: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-08: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-08: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-03-31: Sponsor change. (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-02-12: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0466.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1346.pdf) - HA0336: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0336.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1299.pdf) - SA0349: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0349.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0466.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1346.pdf) - [HA0336 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0336.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1299.pdf) - [SA0349 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0349.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1299-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).