Tennessee HB 1891 (Social Media)

Tennessee, United StatesTN HB 1891Updated October 13, 2026

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Became Law

In force; injunction request back before the district court after new briefing in October 2026

Makes social media platforms verify the age of every account holder in Tennessee and get a parent's consent before anyone under 18 can sign up.

Latest update

Both sides filed supplemental briefs; the injunction request is pending again

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Key facts

Where
Tennessee, United States
Bill number
TN HB 1891
Status
Law
Threat
High
Last update
October 13, 2026

Topics

Age Verification billsDigital ID billsCensorship bills

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What it does

Tennessee HB 1891, the Protecting Children from Social Media Act, requires social media platforms to check the age of anyone opening an account and, for users under 18, to get a parent or guardian's express consent first. Verification happens when someone creates an account, or within fourteen days for an existing one. Platforms have to hand parents supervision tools, and the state Attorney General enforces the rules.

What’s at stake

Age checks that started on adult sites now reach the mainstream platforms where people post, read, and organize. Proving your age to open an account means handing over an ID or a face scan, and keeping an account you already have means doing it again.

Our take

Tennessee makes age checks and parental consent conditions of social media access. The Sixth Circuit has required the district court to reconsider the request to block the law; its August 28 decision neither granted an injunction nor finally decided constitutionality.

Timeline

  1. Both sides filed supplemental briefs; the injunction request is pending againLatest

  2. Sixth Circuit mandate issued; the district court ordered new briefing on the injunction request

  3. Sixth Circuit vacated denial of a preliminary injunction and remanded for reconsideration; the decision did not itself enjoin the law

  4. Sixth Circuit heard oral argument

  5. Took effect

  6. Signed by Governor Bill Lee

The record

Sponsors

Rep. William Lamberth, Sen. Jack Johnson

Legal challenges

NetChoice v. Skrmetti

On August 28, 2026, the Sixth Circuit vacated the June 2025 denial of a preliminary injunction and remanded for reconsideration. The appellate decision did not itself grant an injunction or resolve constitutionality. The mandate issued September 21, the district court ordered supplemental briefing the same day, and both sides filed their briefs on October 13. The injunction request is pending.