Tennessee · House Bill 682 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 47 and Title 65, relative to social media.

HB 682 Sponsored by Dennis Powers Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 26, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Common Carriers - As introduced, designates social media platforms as common carriers and requires the entities to obtain certificates of public convenience and necessity from the Tennessee public utilities commission; prescribes fines against social media platforms that deplatform and shadow ban users based on political ideology, viewpoint, or personal animus, or discrimination based on race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47 and Title 65.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Commerce Committee-- Government Operations for Review · House Commerce Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee · House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/21/2023
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  8. HouseAction Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2024
  1. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 1/23/2024 · House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  2. HouseDef. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  3. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/12/2024 · House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  4. HouseNo Action Taken
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/19/2024 · House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/26/2024
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/26/2024 · House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
  8. HouseReturned to the Clerk's Desk.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.