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

SB 1424 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14, relative to adult-oriented establishments.

Last action — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  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 February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • 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 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Obscenity and Pornography - As introduced, expands the definition of "adult-oriented establishment", for purposes of imposing certain requirements, to include commercial establishments that offer sexually oriented material, devices, or paraphernalia, adult cabaret entertainment, or specified sexual activities, but for which such materials, devices, paraphernalia, entertainment, or activities are not the principal or predominant stock or trade. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14.

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) Added.

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

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

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025

  10. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025

  11. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025

  12. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025

  13. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

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

  15. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  16. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025

  17. Reset on first avail. space, first avail. cal. of 2026

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0215)

  20. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0541)

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 24, PNV 0

  23. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  24. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  25. Filed for introduction

  26. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  28. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

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

  30. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  31. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  32. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  33. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  34. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

  35. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/27/2026

  36. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/3/2026

  37. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/10/2026

  38. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/10/2026

  39. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate 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 SB 1424 do?
Obscenity and Pornography - As introduced, expands the definition of "adult-oriented establishment", for purposes of imposing certain requirements, to include commercial establishments that offer sexually oriented material, devices, or paraphernalia, adult cabaret entertainment, or specified sexual activities, but for which such materials, devices, paraphernalia, entertainment, or activities are not the principal or predominant stock or trade. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14.
Who sponsors SB 1424?
SB 1424 is sponsored by Hensley, Joey (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1424?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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