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Bill Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, makes it a Class E felony for a book publisher, distributor, or seller to knowingly sell or distribute obscene matter to a public school serving any of the grades K-12; adds additional fines for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9. Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, makes it a Class E felony for a book publisher, distributor, or seller to knowingly sell or distribute obscene matter to a public school serving any of the grades K-12; adds additional fines for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 113 SB 1059 Tennessee SB 1059 (113)
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Tennessee SB 1059 (113) — Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, makes it a Class E felony for a book publisher, distributor, or seller to knowingly sell or distribute obscene matter to a public school serving any of the grades K-12; adds additional fines for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0333 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0264 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — 244 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — 7122 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed (2) — 72 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Hensley — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-31 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2023-02-02 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2023-02-06 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee passage
  • 2023-03-07 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023
  • 2023-03-13 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
  • 2023-03-14 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2023
  • 2023-03-14 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
  • 2023-03-15 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
  • 2023-03-21 Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
  • 2023-03-22 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
  • 2023-03-22 Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
  • 2023-04-06 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2023
  • 2023-04-10 Sponsor(s) Added. sponsorship
  • 2023-04-10 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2023-04-10 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 4, PNV 1 passage
  • 2023-04-10 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0264)
  • 2023-04-13 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2023-04-17 Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 22, PNV 1 passage
  • 2023-04-17 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0333) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2023-04-17 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2023-04-18 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2023-04-19 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-20 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2023-04-20 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-28 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2023-05-04 Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
  • 2023-05-04 Pub. Ch. 278

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2de08f5a-7a7b-4062-aca8-da214b1cc015. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).