2021-2022 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1944: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9 and Title 49, relative to obscenity.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, excludes local education agencies, public schools, and employees and private contractors of LEAs or public schools from the exception to certain obscenity offenses if the LEA, public school, employee, or private contractor possesses obscene material that is harmful to minors on public school premises; prohibits an LEA or public school from making obscene materials or materials harmful to minors available to students in the school libraries controlled by the LEA or public school. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9 and Title 49.

Bill History

1/25/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/25/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
1/26/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/27/2022
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee -- Education Administration Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2022
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/1/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/15/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/16/2022
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
House of Representatives
2/22/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/2/2022
House of Representatives
2/23/2022
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/9/2022
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education Administration
House of Representatives
3/10/2022
Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/16/2022
House of Representatives
3/15/2022
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
House of Representatives
3/24/2022
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2022
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
Am. tabled. (Amendment 2 - HA0768)
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0657)
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
Passed H., as am., Ayes 63, Nays 24, PNV 0
House of Representatives
3/29/2022
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
3/30/2022
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate

Amendments

HA0768

Amendment 2-0 to HB1944

3/23/2022Not Adopted

HA0657

Amendment 1-0 to HB1944

3/10/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY CLEMMONS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/28/2022
63
Yea
26
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO LIMIT DEBATE AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/28/2022
66
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/28/2022
64
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
3/28/2022
63
Yea
24
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/16/2022
11
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education Administration
3/9/2022
13
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
3/2/2022
7
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED