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type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a person commits the offense of unlawful exposure by distributing a private, intimate image of another identifiable person with intent to cause emotional distress, regardless of whether the person who distributes the image was a party to the original agreement or understanding that the image would remain private. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17."
description: "Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a person commits the offense of unlawful exposure by distributing a private, intimate image of another identifiable person with intent to cause emotional distress, regardless of whether the person who distributes the image was a party to the original agreement or understanding that the image would remain private. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 586"
citation: "Tennessee SB 586 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79b6e05d-b471-4cd9-9f4a-45753b51cca0"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0586&ga=114"
source_hash: "746a4a08c7d0e3630736991e18106c8054bed9ead70215ce6222aac3b0d84fce"
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 586 (114) — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a person commits the offense of unlawful exposure by distributing a private, intimate image of another identifiable person with intent to cause emotional distress, regardless of whether the person who distributes the image was a party to the original agreement or understanding that the image would remain private. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0586.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **910** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Akbari — 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`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-03-04** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-07** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025
- **2025-03-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-21** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15** Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
- **2025-05-15** Pub. Ch. 432
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79b6e05d-b471-4cd9-9f4a-45753b51cca0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).