Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 404: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful exposure to include the distribution, with the intent to cause emotional distress, of an image of the intimate parts of another identifiable person or an image of an identifiable person engaged in sexually explicit conduct and the image was created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence application, or other digital editing tools. - Amends TCA Title 39.

In committee Last action February 12, 2025: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

Plain-language summary

SB 404 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of unlawful exposure to include the distribution, with the intent to cause emotional distress, of an image of the intimate parts of another identifiable person or an image of an identifiable person engaged in sexually explicit conduct and the image was created or modified by means of a computer software program, artificial intelligence application, or other digital editing tools. - Amends TCA Title 39. Primary sponsor: London Lamar (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2025): Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: London Lamar (Democratic).