---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes pornography as a public health hazard leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes pornography as a public health hazard leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 35"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 35 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beavers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40d7f91c-26bb-4634-8186-c329030bd138"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0035&GA=110"
source_hash: "b37291db22b55a2ffe4a6e0f568d2c36e17211f5fe26bf03a595be6d58efdba1"
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 SJR 35 (110) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes pornography as a public health hazard leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms. -

## 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/SJR0035.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2017 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/6/2017 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/4/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: recommend for adoption, refer to Calendar Committee 3/1/2017 — **9–0** (fail) · upper
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/17/2017 4/13/2017 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/29/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beavers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
- **2017-02-15** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/22/2017
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/1/2017
- **2017-02-22** Action deferred in Senate Health and Welfare Committee to 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Recommended for adoption by Senate Health and Welfare Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-06** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-09** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **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** Concurred, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40d7f91c-26bb-4634-8186-c329030bd138`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).