---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children - As enacted, establishes the children's digital protection fund within the state treasury. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2."
description: "Children - As enacted, establishes the children's digital protection fund within the state treasury. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2061"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2061 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a54ecaf-bd2a-4641-9338-7df798d47910"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2061&ga=114"
source_hash: "14ea755597d8d12f73a128d49c75dd02f862531d1997429173966d2f4d2424e1"
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 2061 (114) — Children - As enacted, establishes the children's digital protection fund within the state treasury. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0717** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0717.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0519** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0519.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0546** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0546.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2061.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/3/2026 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/24/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/5/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-17** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/3/2026
- **2026-02-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026
- **2026-03-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2026-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-05** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0519)
- **2026-03-05** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0546)
- **2026-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2026-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0717) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/22/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1114

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a54ecaf-bd2a-4641-9338-7df798d47910`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).