---
type: "Bill"
title: "Children - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 24; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 47."
description: "Children - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 24; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 47."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 535"
citation: "Tennessee SB 535 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13fe8357-692d-4e5b-88e7-5aea180ac8de"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0535&ga=114"
source_hash: "8bea39d578f98cbb5c28b030c0dc50431ce1bd8a63cda9a07b736eff675d3159"
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 535 (114) — Children - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act." - Amends TCA Title 24; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 47.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0327** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0327.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0205** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0205.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0535.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/24/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/3/2025 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0205)
- **2025-04-07** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0327) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/05/2025
- **2025-05-13** Pub. Ch. 368

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13fe8357-692d-4e5b-88e7-5aea180ac8de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).