Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House

HB 0433 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to unlawful images.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful exposure to include the distribution, with the intent to cause emotional distress, of an image of the intimate parts of another identifiable person or an image of an identifiable person engaged in sexually explicit conduct and the image was created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence application, or other digital editing tools. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Filed for introduction

  5. Intro., P1C.

  6. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  7. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  8. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  9. Meeting Canceled

  10. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  11. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/25

  12. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  13. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/12/2025

  14. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  15. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  16. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  17. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  18. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  19. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  20. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  21. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0433 do?
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful exposure to include the distribution, with the intent to cause emotional distress, of an image of the intimate parts of another identifiable person or an image of an identifiable person engaged in sexually explicit conduct and the image was created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence application, or other digital editing tools. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Who sponsors HB 0433?
HB 0433 is sponsored by Sexton J.
What is the current status of HB 0433?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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