A bounded reference to selected enacted measures and their limits, updated October 5, 2026. Provision verification dates appear separately from this analysis date.
In force since 2026-07-01 · provision verified 2026-10-05
Public Chapter 625 addresses political advertisements containing deepfakes falsely depicting a candidate’s action or speech. It requires a disclaimer and provides criminal and civil consequences, with a qualified carrier exception. The official history records signature on March 26, 2026 and effect on July 1, 2026.
Tennessee’s 2026 election measure regulates a defined misleading depiction. Ordinary AI production and a qualifying candidate deepfake are different scope questions. Carrier treatment depends on the statutory conditions and should not be presented as immunity for content creators.
Review the ELVIS Act and other enacted measures, current election code, disclaimer exceptions, implementation, selected bills, and courts. Selected current and concluded bills, agency rules, enforcement, and litigation have not been comprehensively screened. An omitted measure is not a finding that no relevant law exists.
This update expands the existing selected-law baseline using official legislative texts, codification, bill histories, and agency material. It distinguishes the act’s effective date from later duties and does not infer implementation from the passage of a deadline.
The analysis date is not a new verification date for every provision. Earlier dates remain where final text or date evidence was inaccessible. Only the separately identified in-force records enter the national export; proposed, future, and uncertain measures are excluded.
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