TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Mar 11, 2025

The Voyeurism Victims Act unanimously passed the House 93-0 on Monday and now will go to Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his signature. Matthew Vollmer was arrested in November and charged with illegally recording sexual encounters with four women without their consent. The women banded together to push for legislation to change the statute of limitations for bringing a lawsuit to one year past the date of discovery, rather than the date of the original crime, giving victims more time to pursue justice. The bill also will allow victims of unlawful photography to petition for an order of protection. The Tennessean reports that the legislation will not apply retroactively, but the women in the case say they want to change the law to help future victims of similar crimes. The Senate passed the bill March 3 in a 32-0 vote.