Tennessee · House Bill 9 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14, relative to adult-oriented performances.

HB 9 Sponsored by Chris Todd Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Dec 7, 2022
  2. In committee Jan 12, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, creates an offense for a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property or in a location where the adult cabaret performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14.

Every action

23 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 15 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
  4. CommitteeRef. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  5. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/31/2023 · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  7. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  8. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee · House Criminal Justice Committee
  9. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  10. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  11. CommitteePlaced on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/7/2023 · House Criminal Justice Committee
  12. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  13. HouseAction def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 2/14/2023
  14. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  15. CommitteePlaced on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/14/2023 · House Criminal Justice Committee
  1. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  2. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  3. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  4. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/16/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/23/2023
  6. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  7. HouseComp. SB subst.
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 2

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 34 cosponsors: 34 Republicans.

All 34 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.