Tennessee Senate Bill SB2618

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/2/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10; Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to artificial intelligence.

Summary

SB2618 is a very short technical bill that amends Tennessee Code Annotated Section 4-3-3105(c) by changing a statutory deadline from December 31 to December 15. Although the caption states that the act is “relative to artificial intelligence” and references multiple titles of the Tennessee Code, the operative text in the bill only makes this single date change. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law, citing the public welfare as the reason for the immediate effective date. Based on the text provided, the bill appears to be a narrow administrative or deadline-adjustment measure rather than a broad policy overhaul. The only explicit legal change is the earlier December 15 deadline, which would affect whatever reporting, filing, or administrative process is governed by Section 4-3-3105(c). No additional substantive provisions are included in the bill text shown.

Impact

The bill would amend Tennessee law in Title 4 by moving one statutory deadline up by 16 days, from December 31 to December 15, in Section 4-3-3105(c). Because the bill’s caption references artificial intelligence and several other titles, it may be part of a broader legislative framework or related administrative update, but the operative language shown does not alter those other titles. The immediate effective date means the change would apply as soon as the bill becomes law, affecting any agencies, entities, or regulated parties subject to the deadline in the amended section.

Sentiment

There is no committee transcript or vote history provided, so there is no direct evidence of support, opposition, or debate. From the bill text alone, the measure appears technical and noncontroversial, with a limited administrative purpose rather than a contested policy change. The lack of recorded discussion or votes in the provided context suggests no identifiable public sentiment can be inferred beyond the bill’s neutral, procedural character.

Contention

No specific points of contention are available in the provided materials because there are no committee transcripts, amendments, or recorded votes. The only potentially notable issue is the mismatch between the broad artificial-intelligence caption and the very narrow operative amendment, which could raise questions about the bill’s scope or the reason for the deadline change. However, without discussion or voting history, no particular legislator, agency, or stakeholder position can be identified.