---
type: "Bill"
title: "Privacy, Confidentiality - As enacted, adds to the provisions governing confidentiality of photographic evidence that depicts certain deceased persons. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504."
description: "Privacy, Confidentiality - As enacted, adds to the provisions governing confidentiality of photographic evidence that depicts certain deceased persons. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2725"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2725 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Confidentiality", "Privacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hawk", "White"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9d7256e-22dd-4a98-b117-006b51468ff7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2725&GA=112"
source_hash: "6c5f7da9a86641c74be14c04f5055aeed9ff31de31991bad684094c2bb927c61"
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 2725 (112) — Privacy, Confidentiality - As enacted, adds to the provisions governing confidentiality of photographic evidence that depicts certain deceased persons. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0932** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0932.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB2725.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/8/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/27/2022 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/14/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/25/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2022 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/2/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/1/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hawk — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/2/2022
- **2022-03-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/14/2022
- **2022-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-21** Reset on cal. for 4/4/2022
- **2022-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-04** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-04-06** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-04-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/25/2022
- **2022-04-25** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0932)
- **2022-04-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-26** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/27/22
- **2022-04-27** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 90, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB2308
- **2022-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-05-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1064
- **2022-06-01** Effective date(s) 07/01/2022
- **2022-06-01** Pub. Ch. 1064

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9d7256e-22dd-4a98-b117-006b51468ff7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).