Criminal Offenses - As enacted, removes a definition of "content harmful to minors" from the Protect Tennessee Minors Act. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 405 by the Secretary of…
What it does: Under the "Protect Tennessee Minors Act," "content harmful to minors" means either of the following, when taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value: Text, audio, imagery, or video the average person, applying contemporary community standards and taking the material as a whole and with respect to minors of any age, would find sexually explicit and harmful or inappropriate for minors or designed to appeal to or pander to the prurient interest; or Text, audio, imagery, or video that exploits, is devoted to, or principally consists of an actual,… (official summary)
Question before the chamber: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
The tally
Yes 80 · No 6 · Not voting 11 · Present 2
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting / present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 11 | 6 | 5 / 2 |
| Republicans | 69 | 0 | 6 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 6 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Aftyn BehnD51No
- Gloria JohnsonD90No
- Justin PearsonD86No
- Shaundelle BrooksD60No
- T.J. HardawayD93No
- Torrey HarrisD91No
The full roll (99)
Yes 80
- Andrew FarmerR17
- Antonio ParkinsonD98
- Aron MaberryR68
- Becky Jo AlexanderR7
- Bo MitchellD50
- Brock MartinR79
- Bryan TerryR48
- Caleb HemmerD59
- Cameron SextonR25
- Charlie BaumR37
- Chris HurtR82
- Chris ToddR73
- Clark BoydR46
- Clay DoggettR70
- Dan HowellR22
- Dave WrightR19
- David HawkR5
- Debra MoodyR81
- Dennis PowersR36
- Doc KumarR66
- Ed ButlerR41
- Elaine DavisR18
- Esther Helton-HaynesR30
- Fred AtchleyR12
- Gary HicksR9
- Gino BulsoR61
- Greg MartinR26
- Greg VitalR29
- Iris RudderR39
- Jake McCalmonR63
- Jason ZacharyR14
- Jay ReedyR74
- Jeremy FaisonR11
- Jerome MoonR8
- Jesse ChismD85
- John ClemmonsD55
- John CrawfordR1
- Johnny GarrettR45
- Johnny ShawD80
- Justin LaffertyR89
- Karen CamperD87
- Kelly KeislingR38
- Kevin RaperR24
- Kevin VaughanR95
- Kip CapleyR71
- Kirk HastonR72
- Larry MillerD88
- Lee ReevesR65
- Lowell RussellR21
- Mark CochranR23
- Mark WhiteR83
- Mary LittletonR78
- Michael HaleR40
- Michele CarringerR16
- Michele ReneauR27
- Mike SparksR49
- Monty FrittsR32
- Pat MarshR62
- Paul SherrellR43
- Renea JonesR4
- Rick ScarbroughR33
- Robert StevensR13
- Ron GantR94
- Ron TravisR31
- Ronnie GlynnD67
- Rush BrickenR47
- Rusty GrillsR77
- Ryan WilliamsR42
- Sam McKenzieD15
- Scott CepickyR64
- Tandy DarbyR76
- Tim HicksR6
- Tim RuddR34
- Timothy HillR3
- Todd WarnerR92
- Tom LeatherwoodR99
- Tommy StinnettR20
- William LamberthR44
- Yusuf HakeemD28
- Former memberR
No 6
Present 2
Not voting 11
- Bob FreemanD56
- Bud HulseyR2
- Harold LoveD58
- Jason PowellD53
- Jody BarrettR69
- John GillespieR97
- Rick EldridgeR10
- Susan LynnR57
- Vincent DixieD54
- William SlaterR35
- Former memberD
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.