# Tennessee SB 1469: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 50, relative to minors appearing in online content. Tennessee SB 1469, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 50, relative to minors appearing in online content., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1469-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1469 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 50, relative to minors appearing in online content. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-10-30 - Last action: 2026-04-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Child Labor - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (129 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Minors protected from profitable sexualized images: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law bans knowingly making or publicly sharing a minor’s visual depiction for both sexual gratification and financial gain. This includes intent to cause a sexual response in a viewer or another person. The depicted minor can sue for actual damages, punitive damages, and… - Teens gain enforceable video removal rights: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, minors age 14 or older can request removal of videos containing their likeness. Adults can also request removal when their likeness was used before they turned 18. The person who shared the video or controls its account must remove it within a reasonable time, no more than 3… - Teen creators keep all video proceeds: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee teens ages 14–17 can make and publish their own video content. They must receive 100% of the proceeds from those videos. The law’s definition of a minor excludes emancipated teens. - Protected child earnings, new creator duties: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, adult creators must reserve part of qualifying video earnings for Tennessee minors who are not emancipated. Covered content is paid video content filmed in Tennessee, including content made by parents or under a minor’s identity. All three tests apply: the creator earned at… - Teen earnings records require creator upkeep: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered creators must keep earnings and content records for qualifying Tennessee teens ages 14–17 until they turn 21. The rule requires at least $15,000 in creator video earnings during the prior 12 months. During those 12 months, the teen must account for at least 30% of pa… - Platforms face new child safety duties: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, social media platforms must document and implement a risk-based plan addressing paid content that intentionally sexualizes known minors. They must review the plan regularly, but choose listed safeguards at their discretion when commercially reasonable. Options include conten… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/19/2026 | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-27: Pub. Ch. 687 - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-06: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-04-02: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0858) (House) - 2026-04-02: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-03-23: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-03-19: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 2, PNV 2 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0566) (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Senate Reset on calendar for 3/19/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/3/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-10-30: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0687.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1469.pdf) - HA0858: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0858.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1469.pdf) - SA0566: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0566.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed) - SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed) - SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to blood lead level testing. (signed) - SB 0855: 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… (signed) - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0687.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1469.pdf) - [HA0858 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0858.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1469.pdf) - [SA0566 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0566.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [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-SB1469-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).