Tennessee — AI Regulations

30 MAR 2026 · Court Case

Edward Reynolds v. Progressive Technologies, Inc.

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited multiple district-court decisions to argue that courts routinely strike overlength briefs; the Court found those cited cases either do not exist or are misattributed.

Court: W.D. TennesseeParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

30 MAR 2026 · Court Case

Randel Edward Page, Jr. v. Apperson Crump

Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant relied on a second nonexistent case citation in his motion for summary reversal; the Court's research confirmed the citation does not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant relied on a nonexistent case citation in his motion for summary reversal; the Court's research confirmed the citation does not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant relied on a third nonexistent or misrepresentative case citation in his motion for summary reversal; the Court's research confirmed the citation was erroneous/nonexistent.

Court: W.D. TennesseeParty: Pro Se LitigantTool: Unidentified

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

23 JAN 2026 · Court Case

Femhealth USA Carafem v. Rickey Nelson Williams

Fabricated: Legal Norm | Defendants included fabricated statutory language in their response; the Court identified it as fabricated, struck those portions, and refused to consider them. || Fabricated: Case Law | Defendants quoted nonexistent cases (fabricated case law) in support of denying statutory damages; the Court found the quotations were from nonexistent cases, struck them, and warned sanctions could follow.

Court: M.D. TennesseeParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

01 JAN 2026 · Law / Act

Tennessee HB 1898

Tennessee legislation addressing AI systems with obligations for deployers, developers, and distributors. This legislation has been signed into law.

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14 NOV 2025 · Court Case

Jeremie Montgomery v. AFL-CIO

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'EEOC v. Ironworkers Local 28, 2012 WL 4339035 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)' as supporting authority; court stated the citation was incorrect and not located. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'Operating Engineers Local 406 JATC, 271 NLRB 1396 (1984)' to support union liability; court found citation incorrect/non-existent and could not locate the case. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited 'IBEW Local 212 (Cincinnati JATC), 331 NLRB 152 (2000)' to argue JATC liability; court determined the citation was incorrect/non-existent.

Court: M.D. TennesseeParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

06 NOV 2025 · Court Case

Jamison Warfield v. W.N. Morehouse Truck Line, Inc.

Fabricated: Case Law | Morehouse pointed out that Warfield's briefs relied on incorrect and nonexistent case citations; the Court acknowledged the allegation but did not analyze specific fabricated citations.

Court: E.D. TennesseeParty: Lawyer

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

11 SEP 2025 · Court Case

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. v. Dennis Michael Philipson

Fabricated: Case Law | Pro se defendant cited 'First Nat'l Bank of Polk Cnty. v. Goss, No. E2008-01530-COA-R3-CV, 2009 WL 2046052 (Tenn. Ct. App. July 15, 2009)' and provided a quoted passage; the court found that citation does not exist as cited and the quoted language is not in the real 1995 Goss opinion, concluding the citation and quote were likely fabricated by AI.

Court: W.D. TennesseeParty: Pro Se LitigantTool: Unidentified

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

29 MAY 2024 · Law / Act

Tennessee House Bill 2325

Establishes the Tennessee Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council to recommend AI action plans for state government, focusing on economic benefits, responsible use, labor market impacts, and transparency. Requires annual reports through 2028, with a final report due by December 31, 2028.

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13 MAY 2024 · Law / Act

Tennessee House Bill 2163 (Sexual Exploitation of Children)

Amends the definition of computer-generated images to include those modified by AI for sexual exploitation offenses. Defines "artificial intelligence" and "generative artificial intelligence" related to content creation. Takes effect on July 1, 2024.

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09 MAY 2024 · Law / Act

Tennessee Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act

Tennessee enacted the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, the first state law specifically designed to protect recording artists from AI-generated voice cloning and likeness infringement. The law updated Tennessee's existing Personal Rights Protection Act to explicitly include protections for an individual's voice as a protected attribute, making it illegal to use AI to replicate a person's voice without consent for commercial purposes. It gave individuals and their estates the right to sue for unauthorized AI replication of their voice or likeness.

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21 MAR 2024 · Law / Act

An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 47, relative to the protection of personal rights.

Amends Tennessee law to protect individuals' rights to their name, photograph, voice, or likeness, including simulated versions, against unauthorized commercial use. Imposes liability for unauthorized AI-generated likenesses. Allows fair use exceptions and extends rights posthumously. Effective July 1, 2024.

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11 MAR 2024 · Law / Act

Tennessee Senate Bill 1711

Requires Tennessee educational institutions, including universities and charter schools, to adopt AI use policies for instructional purposes by specified deadlines. Mandates policy implementation and reporting to relevant authorities, with noncompliance potentially leading to accountability measures.

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