---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises present law relative to unlawful photography. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-605 and Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises present law relative to unlawful photography. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-605 and Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 99"
citation: "Tennessee HB 99 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bulso"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d65eca6-8d6c-4e94-9bd5-4f48c99ee725"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB0099&ga=114"
source_hash: "823778b2a44de4c44ac8ccccfd4bb9f9b071813579980efbbde2e58cba2c7538"
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 HB 99 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises present law relative to unlawful photography. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-605 and Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0454** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0454.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0099.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/8/2025 Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 3 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/22/2025 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (3) — **27–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025 4/17/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/12/2025 Passed (5) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2025 Passed (4) — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bulso — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
- **2025-01-16** Ref. to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Meeting Canceled
- **2025-03-05** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
- **2025-03-26** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-02** Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-08** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Placed behind the budget
- **2025-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-22** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 93, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0099
- **2025-04-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar 3 for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-22** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0454)
- **2025-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-27** Pub. Ch. 474

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d65eca6-8d6c-4e94-9bd5-4f48c99ee725`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).