New Tennessee Laws Taking Effect Jan. 1, 2025
🚨 Here’s what you need to know about key new laws in Tennessee:
1️⃣ Protecting Kids Online:
• Social media companies must verify user ages and require parental consent for minors to create accounts.
• Porn sites must verify users’ ages (temporarily blocked by federal court).
2️⃣ Foreign Land Ownership:
• Residents of countries like China, Iran, and North Korea are prohibited from owning Tennessee agricultural land.
3️⃣ Tenant Rights:
• Landlords must provide clear contact info for maintenance and property management.
4️⃣ Bartender Training:
• Alcohol servers must be trained on preventing date-rape drugging and recognizing signs of sexual assault.
5️⃣ Birth Control Access:
• TennCare patients can get 12-month birth control refills for uninterrupted use.
Some of these laws face legal challenges, but they highlight big shifts in online safety, tenant rights, and public health in Tennessee.
Source: memphisnews
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