Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of unlawful photography to include the photographing of an individual without the consent of the individual, if the photograph includes the unclothed intimate area of the individual and would be considered offensive or embarrassing by the individual; was taken for the purpose of offending, intimidating, embarrassing, ridiculing, or harassing the victim; and was disseminated by the defendant to any other person or the defendant threatened to disseminate, or permitted the dissemination of, the photograph. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Apr 27, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2022 · House Apr 11, 2022
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 6, 2022
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Apr 27, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/23/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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