Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Voyeurism Victims Act." - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 29; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 2. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 6, the official text

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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 62

                                  SENATE BILL NO. 335

By Yarbro, Massey, Campbell, Bailey, Haile, Hatcher, Jackson, Oliver, Rose, Taylor, White,
                                                              Yager

                                  Substituted for: House Bill No. 602

  By Freeman, Hawk, Hakeem, Mitchell, Dixie, Behn, Hemmer, Powell, Gillespie, Cepicky, Salinas,
Doggett, Russell, Alexander, Davis, Harris, Lamberth, Butler, Rudd, Burkhart, Leatherwood, Stinnett,
Scarbrough, Clemmons, Sherrell, Haston, Kumar, Littleton, McCalmon, Farmer, Hardaway, Eldridge,

                      Keisling, Reneau, Wright, Reedy, Hurt, Moody, Sparks, Hale, Travis

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.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-605(b), is amended by adding the
following as a new subdivision:

( ) "Disseminate" means to transfer, publish, or otherwise make accessible;

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-605, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:

          (g) Prosecution for a violation of this section must commence as provided in title 40,
chapter 2. Pursuant to§ 40-2-103, the statute of limitations is tolled for any period during which
the defendant conceals the crime until such time at which the victim discovers the crime.

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-601 (8), is amended by deleting the
language "or a human trafficking offense" and substituting ", a human trafficking offense, observation
without consent, or unlawful photography".

          SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-601, is amended by adding the
following new subdivisions:

          ( ) "Observation without consent victim" means a person who has been the victim of
the.offense of observation without consent, as defined in§ 39-13-607;

          ( ) "Unlawful photography victim" means a person who has been the victim of the
offense of unlawful photography, as defined in § 39-13-605;

SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section. 36-3-602, is amended by deleting

subsection (a) and substituting:                                         •      •

          (a) Any domestic abuse victim, stalking victim, sexual assault victim, observation
without consent victim, or unlawful photography victim· who has been subjected to, threatened
with, or placed in fear of, domestic abuse, stalking, sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual
assault, a human trafficking offense, observation without consent, or unlawful photography,
may seek relief under this part by filing a sworn petition alleging domestic abuse, stalking,
sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual assault, a human trafficking offense, observation without
consent, or unlawful photography by the respondent.

          SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-602(c), is amended by deleting the
language "or human trafficking offense" and substituting "human trafficking offense, observation
without consent, or unlawful photography".
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          SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-605(b), is amended by deleting the

language "or a human trafficking offense" wherever it appears and substituting "a human trafficking
offense, observation without consent, or unlawful photography".

          SECTION 8. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-606(a), is amended by deleting the
language "or a human trafficking offense" wherever it appears and substituting "a human trafficking
offense, observation without consent, or unlawful photography".

          SECTION 9. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-613(a), is amended by deleting the
language "or a human trafficking offense" and substituting "a human trafficking offense, observation
without consent, or unlawful photography".

          SECTION 10. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-617(a), is amended by deleting the
language "sexual assault victim," wherever it appears and substituting "sexual assault victim,
observation without consent victim, unlawful photography victim,".

          SECTION 11. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-617(a)(2)(B), is amended by
deleting the language "sexual assault," and substituting "sexual assault, observation without
consent, unlawful photography,".

          SECTION 12. This act is known and may be cited as the "Voyeurism Victims Act."
          SECTION 13. Sections 1 and 2 of this act take effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare
requiring it. All other sections take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.

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         SENATE BILL NO. 335

PASSED:  March 10, 2025

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                                               SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

                         CAMERO~SEXTON,SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

!l:J~ APPROVED this  day of (Y)CLr~          2025

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                         BILL LEE, GOVERNOR