---
type: "Bill"
title: "Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, creates an offense for a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property or in a location where the adult cabaret performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14."
description: "Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, creates an offense for a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property or in a location where the adult cabaret performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 3"
citation: "Tennessee SB 3 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Obscenity and Pornography"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-11-09"
last_action: "2023-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e1391cd-8004-4de5-af41-1589ae5b803a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0003&GA=113"
source_hash: "b376b455513734fd8116a82174a1d42ee143f1258d6b2a6b576503e26ddd5f0f"
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 3 (113) — Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, creates an offense for a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property or in a location where the adult cabaret performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0011** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0011.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0002.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0003.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2023 Passed — **74–19** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur Amend# 1 by Johnson 3/2/2023 Passed — **26–6** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 1/31/2023 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2023 Passed — **74–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/9/2023 Passed — **26–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-11-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments `passage`
- **2023-01-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-20** Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2023-01-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-25** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/31/2023
- **2023-01-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-31** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2023-02-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/6/2023
- **2023-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-06** Senate Reset on calendar for 2/9/2023
- **2023-02-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/9/2023
- **2023-02-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-09** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2023-02-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0002)
- **2023-02-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-02-23** Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 19, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-23** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0011) `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-02-28** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/2/2023
- **2023-03-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Amendment 1 - HA0011) `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Effective date(s) 04/01/2023
- **2023-03-22** Pub. Ch. 2

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e1391cd-8004-4de5-af41-1589ae5b803a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).