{"slug":"us-tennessee","name":"Tennessee (United States)","short_name":"Tennessee","iso_code":"US-TN","jurisdiction_type":"state","region":"Americas","subregion":"Northern America","overview":"Tennessee enacted the ELVIS Act (Ensuring Likeness, Voice and Image Security Act) in March 2024, the first US state law explicitly protecting individuals' voice against unauthorised AI cloning by extending the right of publicity and adding liability for distributing tools whose primary purpose is producing unauthorised voice or likeness.","regulatory_status_summary":"ELVIS Act (voice and likeness protection against unauthorised AI cloning) in force since 1 July 2024; no general AI statute.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: Tennessee ELVIS Act. Strategy or guidance: none recorded.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Tennessee General Assembly","url":"https://www.capitol.tn.gov/","role":"Legislative texts"},{"name":"Tennessee Attorney General","url":"https://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral.html","role":"Consumer protection"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"ELVIS Act (Public Chapter 588, HB 2091 / SB 2096)","publisher":"Tennessee General Assembly","url":"https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2091.pdf","document_date":"2024-03-21","document_type":"legislation","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["us","us-california"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/us-tennessee","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2091.pdf","source_title":"ELVIS Act (Public Chapter 588, HB 2091 / SB 2096)","source_publisher":"Tennessee General Assembly","source_document_date":"2024-03-21","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"us-tennessee-elvis-act","id":"AIPT-POL-0226","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0226","title":"Ensuring Likeness, Voice, and Image Security (ELVIS) Act of 2024 (Tennessee Public Chapter 588)","short_title":"Tennessee ELVIS Act","jurisdiction":"us-tennessee","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Tennessee General Assembly","summary_plain":"Signed 21 March 2024 and effective 1 July 2024, the ELVIS Act updates Tennessee's Personal Rights Protection Act to add voice to the protected attributes of name, photograph and likeness, prohibits publishing or making available an individual's voice or likeness without authorisation, and creates liability for distributing or making available an algorithm, software or tool whose primary purpose is producing an individual's voice or likeness without authorisation. It provides civil actions for individuals and licensees and criminal penalties.","adopted_on":"2024-03-21","in_force_on":"2024-07-01","applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2091.pdf","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:25+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-tennessee-elvis-act"}]}