TN SB1792 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Passed on May 31 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-31 - Effective date(s) 01/01/2025
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Passed on May 31 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-31 - Effective date(s) 01/01/2025
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, enacts the "Protect Tennessee Minors Act"; requires an individual or commercial entity that publishes or distributes in this state a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors to perform reasonable age-verification methods to verify the age of individuals attempting to access the material; specifies that a violation of age-verification or data retention requirements is a Class C felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 47.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 47, relative to the Protect Tennessee Minors Act.
Sponsors
| Sen. Becky Massey [R] | Sen. Bo Watson [R] | Sen. Paul Rose [R] | Sen. Ken Yager [R] |
| Sen. Ferrell Haile [R] | Sen. John Stevens [R] | Sen. Joseph Hensley [R] | Sen. Dawn White [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-24 - House - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-09 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-02 - Senate - SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 1 (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-13 - Senate - SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-09 - Senate - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-02 - Senate - SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 1 (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-13 - Senate - SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-31 | Effective date(s) 01/01/2025 | |
| 2024-05-31 | Pub. Ch. 1021 | |
| 2024-05-28 | Senate | Signed by Governor. |
| 2024-05-16 | Senate | Transmitted to Governor for action. |
| 2024-05-15 | House | Signed by H. Speaker |
| 2024-05-09 | Senate | Signed by Senate Speaker |
| 2024-04-29 | Senate | Enrolled and ready for signatures |
| 2024-04-24 | House | Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 |
| 2024-04-24 | House | Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0762) |
| 2024-04-24 | House | Subst. for comp. HB. |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Engrossed; ready for transmission to House |
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 |
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0729) |
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0935) |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2024 |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-04-02 | Senate | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-04-02 | Senate | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 10, Nays 0 PNV 1 |
| 2024-03-26 | Senate | Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/2/2024 |
| 2024-03-19 | Senate | Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| 2024-03-19 | Senate | Recalled from Senate Calendar Committee |
| 2024-03-13 | Senate | Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/13/2024 |
| 2024-03-12 | Senate | Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/13/2024 |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-03-06 | Senate | Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024 |
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee |
| 2024-01-24 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2024-01-22 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB1614 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-31 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1021
