Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 0404 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to unlawful images.

Last action — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

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

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

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

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  12. Meeting Canceled

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

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

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

  16. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  17. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  18. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  19. Intro., P1C.

  20. Filed for introduction

  21. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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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 SB 0404 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 SB 0404?
SB 0404 is sponsored by Lamar, London (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 0404?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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