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TN HB0602
Bill
Status
4/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bob Freeman
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AI Summary
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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
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Defines "disseminate" as transferring, publishing, or otherwise making accessible intimate images, clarifying terminology for unlawful photography prosecutions
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Tolls the statute of limitations for unlawful photography offenses during any period the defendant conceals the crime, until the victim discovers it
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Creates new legal definitions for "observation without consent victim" and "unlawful photography victim" to establish standing for protective orders
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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