Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 10 R cosponsors

SB 0741 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.

Last action — Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 17, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a criminal offense of possessing, distributing, or producing technology, software, or digital tools designed for the purpose of creating material that includes a minor engaged in sexual activity or simulated sexual activity that is patently offensive; establishes relevant factors to be considered in determining whether artificial technology, software, or digital tools are used or possessed with intent to create material that includes a minor engaged in sexual activity or simulated sexual activity that is patently offensive. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  6. Sponsor change.

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

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

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

  10. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025

  12. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025

  17. Comp. SB subst.

  18. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 257

  19. Filed for introduction

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  23. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025

  24. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2025

  25. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  28. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  29. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025

  30. Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  31. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  32. Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  34. Subst. for comp. HB.

  35. Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1

  36. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  37. Signed by Senate Speaker

  38. Signed by H. Speaker

  39. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  40. Signed by Governor.

  41. Pub. Ch. 257

  42. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (123)

123 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 123 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Subjects

public-safety technology
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0741 do?
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a criminal offense of possessing, distributing, or producing technology, software, or digital tools designed for the purpose of creating material that includes a minor engaged in sexual activity or simulated sexual activity that is patently offensive; establishes relevant factors to be considered in determining whether artificial technology, software, or digital tools are used or possessed with intent to create material that includes a minor engaged in sexual activity or simulated sexual activity that is patently offensive. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Who sponsors SB 0741?
SB 0741 is sponsored by Yager, Ken (Republican), Watson, Bo (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), Haile, Ferrell (Republican), Hatcher, Tom (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Massey, Becky D. (Republican), Reeves, Shane (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), and White, Dawn (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0741?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 0741?
Track SB 0741 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 0741

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 0741

Last checked for changes 4 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →