TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jun 4, 2024

Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday signed the Protect Tennessee Minors Act into law following bipartisan passage in the legislature earlier this year. The Tennessean reports that with this new law, Tennessee joins a growing list of states that are requiring websites with adult content to age-verify viewers, a move that is raising alarm from some First Amendment advocates who warn the law may have wider-reaching impact than initially expected. Similar laws have passed in 19 other states and are under consideration in seven more, but Tennessee is the only one with felony penalties.