---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, expands the unruly act of illegal use of a communication device by a minor to include possessing or transmitting an image of sexual activity involving a minor. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 10."
description: "Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, expands the unruly act of illegal use of a communication device by a minor to include possessing or transmitting an image of sexual activity involving a minor. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 10."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1124"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1124 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Juvenile Offenders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doggett", "White"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/456632ed-671f-4199-9470-0e58d96211e1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1124&GA=112"
source_hash: "433fe61ac0a6da77843bcef0d764001056bd011a742fc0b18df002f45f2d8260"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 1124 (112) — Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, expands the unruly act of illegal use of a communication device by a minor to include possessing or transmitting an image of sexual activity involving a minor. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 10.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1124.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/9/2021 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Doggett — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor change.
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-22** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-03-29** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-04-21** Pub. Ch. 147
- **2021-04-21** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 147

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/456632ed-671f-4199-9470-0e58d96211e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).