---
type: "Bill"
title: "Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, redefines \"obscene\" to include material that has educational value; makes various changes to the internet acceptable use policy LEAs are required to adopt; enacts requirements governing providers of digital and online resources; enacts and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49, Chapter 1."
description: "Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, redefines \"obscene\" to include material that has educational value; makes various changes to the internet acceptable use policy LEAs are required to adopt; enacts requirements governing providers of digital and online resources; enacts and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2292"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2292 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Obscenity and Pornography"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Weaver"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d75e8b10-7765-4c97-b5c4-d72fd3aeaf0f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2292&GA=112"
source_hash: "c35a09190bfd352b41fa00df9d0948c5791445bcb82c83fd8d3bc8ed3c646118"
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 2292 (112) — Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, redefines "obscene" to include material that has educational value; makes various changes to the internet acceptable use policy LEAs are required to adopt; enacts requirements governing providers of digital and online resources; enacts and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49, Chapter 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0892** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0892.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0893** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0893.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0614** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0614.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2292.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/18/2022 Passed (1) — **74–17** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2022 Passed (1) — **23–4** (pass) · upper
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/15/2022 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022 4/14/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/9/2022 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Weaver — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-01** Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-08** Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2022-03-09** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-15** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-23** Action def. in Education Administration to 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Action def. in Education Administration to 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-31** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 4/6/2022
- **2022-04-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/18/2022
- **2022-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 17, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0893) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0892) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2022
- **2022-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-04-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-04-21** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 23, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2022-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0614)
- **2022-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1002
- **2022-05-09** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-05-09** Pub. Ch. 1002

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d75e8b10-7765-4c97-b5c4-d72fd3aeaf0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).