---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the definition of \"material\" relative to sexual exploitation of children to include any computer image, or computer-generated image, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the definition of \"material\" relative to sexual exploitation of children to include any computer image, or computer-generated image, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 781"
citation: "Tennessee HB 781 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Littleton", "Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5804ffe5-9991-474f-87b9-a534eed49047"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0781&GA=110"
source_hash: "ea9d51bc8f655b3913de393d4a0cad1e7747fe2a94a594a53d5877925517ae16"
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 781 (110) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the definition of "material" relative to sexual exploitation of children to include any computer image, or computer-generated image, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0781.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/17/2017 4/13/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/5/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2017 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2017 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/28/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Littleton — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-13** P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-13** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/17/2017
- **2017-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-20** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Pub. Ch. 249
- **2017-05-11** Effective date(s) 05/02/2017
- **2017-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 249

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5804ffe5-9991-474f-87b9-a534eed49047`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).