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TN SB1128
TN SB1128AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to interference with property.
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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As introduced, enacts the "Shielding Tennesseans from Oligarchic Power and Eliminating Lawless Obstruction of Necessities Act (STOP ELON Act)," which creates a new offense of interfering with an individual's or entity's receipt of a loan, grant, or financial assistance that the individual or entity is lawfully entitled to receive from the federal, state, or local government, with intent to deprive the individual of the loan, grant, or financial assistance, which is punished as theft; authorizes a victim of an offense to bring a civil action to recover the funds that the victim did not receive because of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 39.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the "Shielding Tennesseans from Oligarchic Power and Eliminating Lawless Obstruction of Necessities Act" (STOP ELON Act), creates a new criminal offense in Tennessee law that targets individuals who intentionally interfere with another person's or organization's ability to receive government-funded financial assistance such as loans, grants, or other forms of aid. Under this legislation, if someone deliberately tries to prevent a lawful recipient from obtaining funds they are entitled to receive from federal, state, or local government sources, they can be charged with a crime equivalent to theft. The bill allows for the monetary value of multiple related interference acts to be aggregated when determining the severity of the offense, and it provides an additional civil remedy, enabling victims to sue and recover the funds they were wrongfully prevented from receiving. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and appears to be designed to protect individuals and entities from deliberate attempts to obstruct their access to legitimate financial assistance.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 1st Calendar of 2026 (on 04/08/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1128&ga=114 |
| Fiscal Note - SB1128 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1128.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1128.pdf |
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