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TN HB0602

Bill

Status

Passed

4/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bob Freeman

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands Tennessee's protective order system to allow victims of observation without consent and unlawful photography to seek court protection, adding these offenses alongside domestic abuse, stalking, sexual assault, and human trafficking

  • Defines "disseminate" as transferring, publishing, or otherwise making accessible intimate images, clarifying terminology for unlawful photography prosecutions

  • Tolls the statute of limitations for unlawful photography offenses during any period the defendant conceals the crime, until the victim discovers it

  • Creates new legal definitions for "observation without consent victim" and "unlawful photography victim" to establish standing for protective orders

  • Officially named the "Voyeurism Victims Act," with criminal provisions effective July 1, 2025, and protective order provisions effective upon signing (March 25, 2025)

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28; Title 29; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 2, relative to invasion of privacy.

Criminal Offenses

Last Action

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 62

4/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Calendar and Rules3/5/2025
Judiciary2/26/2025
Criminal Justice Subcommittee2/12/2025
Judiciary2/5/2025

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