Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB2314: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 51 and Title 39, relative to adult-oriented entertainment.
Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026
Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON APRIL 6, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2314, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 makes the following changes: • Removes the requirement for signs posted at each entrance of the establishment no smaller than 8 1/2" x 11" to have the required language printed in at least 48-point type in boldface, block letters, centered on the sign, and that the letters must be black on a white background.• Changes what must be stated on signs that are posted at each display of sexually oriented material, if an adult-oriented establishment lawfully offers for sale, loan, or use sexually oriented materials, including print, video, and other media, to: "For Your Information: Production of these materials may contribute to an increase in domestic assault, rape or sexual assault, and human trafficking." • Removes the requirement for signs posted at each display of sexually oriented material to be no smaller than 8 1/2" x 11" and that the required language must be printed in at least 48-point type in boldface, block letters, centered on the sign, and that the letters must be black on a white background. ON APRIL 15, 2026, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 2314 FOR SENATE BILL 2481, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2314, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 makes the following revisions to House Amendment #1: Requires a sign that says, "Attention: By engaging in this type of entertainment, you may be contributing to an increase in domestic assault, rape or sexual assault, and human trafficking," to be no smaller than 8 1/2" x 11", in 48-point type, in boldface, block letters, centered on the sign. The letters must be black on a white background. Requires a sign that says, "Attention: By purchasing, borrowing, or using this pornographic material, you may
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Conference Committee Report on House Bill No. 2314 / Senate Bill No. 2481 The House and Senate Conference Committee appointed pursuant to motions to resolve the differences between the two houses on House Bill No. 2314 (Senate Bill No. 2481) has met and recommends that all amendments be deleted. The Committee further recommends that the following amendment be adopted: by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-1104, is amended by adding the following as new subsections: (g) (1) The board shall not issue a license unless the applicant certifies that a sign is posted at each entrance of the establishment that states: "Attention: By engaging in this type of entertainment, you may be contributing to an increase in domestic assault, rape or sexual assault, and human trafficking.". (2) A sign posted pursuant to subdivision (g)(1) must be no smaller than eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (8 1/2" x 11"). The required language must be printed in at least forty-eight-point type in boldface, block letters, centered on the sign. The letters must be black on a white background. (h) (1) If an adult-oriented establishment lawfully offers for sale, loan, or use sexually oriented materials, including print, video, and other media, then the board shall not issue a license to the …