Tennessee Children's Privacy Laws (2026)

App Store Accountability Act (HB 2254, 114th GA) · HB 2254 (114th GA)

Pending: A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · App store · binds app stores, developers

Ages: minors (under 18; age-category tiers)

Requires: Would require app stores to verify users' age categories, condition minors' app downloads and in-app purchases on verifiable parental consent, and share age-category signals with developers (account-level verification, default restrictions for minors).

Litigation: None. HB2254 was deferred to summer study in the House Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee on 2026-03-11; its Senate companion SB2263 was deferred to summer study on 2026-03-23. The 114th General Assembly's second regular session then adjourned sine die on 2026-04-23 with no further floor action on either bill. Status remains pending (not dead; summer study deferral, not committee failure).

Entry last reviewed 2026-07-18

Protecting Children from Social Media Act (HB 1891 / SB 2097, 113th GA) · HB 1891 (113th GA) / Public Chapter 899

In force: Effective and enforceable today. · Social media · effective 2025-01-01 · binds operators, platforms

Ages: under 18 (minors)

Requires: Social media platforms must verify the age of new users and obtain express verifiable parental/guardian consent before a minor (under 18) becomes an account holder; verify existing minor account holders within 14 days; provide parental supervision tools (view privacy settings, set daily time limits, schedule access breaks); prohibits retaining PII used for age/consent verification. Enforced by the TN Attorney General.

Litigation: NetChoice v. Skrmetti, No. 3:24-cv-01191 (M.D. Tenn.); appeal No. 25-5660 (6th Cir.). PI denied 2025-06-20; argued 2026-02-04; no decision, so the law remains enforceable. Watch item: a divided 6th Cir. panel in the sister case NetChoice v. Yost (decided 2026-06-18) held NetChoice lacked third-party standing; NetChoice has petitioned for en banc rehearing and the mandate has not issued.

Entry last reviewed 2026-07-18

Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA): minors' provisions · SB 73 / HB 1181

In force: Effective and enforceable today. · Privacy law (minors) · effective 2025-07-01 · binds operators

Ages: Children under 13 ("known child"); no separate heightened tier for teens 13-17

Requires: TIPA classifies any personal data collected from a "known child" (a consumer under 13) as sensitive data, and a controller may not process the sensitive data of a known child unless it does so in accordance with the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), i.e., with verifiable parental consent. TIPA does not impose a separate heightened opt-in/teen tier for minors aged 13-17; its minor-specific duties track the COPPA under-13 baseline (older minors are covered only by the general consumer opt-out rights for targeted advertising, sale, and profiling).

Entry last reviewed 2026-07-18