2021-2022 Regular Session • Tennessee Legislature
HB2459: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, relative to unlawful photography.
Legislative Summary
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 History
2/1/2022
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/2/2022
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/3/2022
P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
2/7/2022
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
House of Representatives
3/9/2022
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/16/2022
Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/23/2022
House of Representatives
3/23/2022
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/6/2022
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
House of Representatives
4/7/2022
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/11/2022
House of Representatives
4/11/2022
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
5/2/2022
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 920
Roll Call Votes
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/11/2022
92
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/2/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 12
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Iris Rudder
Republican