State Health AI Law Tracker/Tennessee
Tennessee SB 1580 · AI therapy / mental health chatbots · Effective
Ban on advertising AI as a mental health professional
Effective July 1, 2026
What the law does
Tennessee SB 1580 prohibits developers and deployers from advertising or representing that an AI system is, or can act as, a qualified mental health professional. The ban takes effect July 1, 2026.
- State
- Tennessee
- Bill number
- SB 1580
- Topic
- AI therapy / mental health chatbots
- Status
- Effective
- Date enacted
- April 1, 2026
- Date effective
- July 1, 2026
- Applies to
- Vendors, Providers
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