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This bill, known as the "mRNA Bioweapons Prohibition Act," aims to classify mRNA injections and products as weapons of mass destruction within Tennessee. It prohibits individuals from manufacturing, acquiring, possessing, or making these products accessible to others. The bill defines "mRNA injections and products" broadly to include specific types of COVID-19 injections that use modified messenger RNA (mRNA) to evade immune responses, all other injections containing mRNA, human gene therapy products for infectious diseases, and nanotechnology that alters genes. However, it excludes naturally occurring mRNA. The bill also mandates that state and local government officials, such as the governor, attorney general, district attorneys, sheriffs, and law enforcement officers, must use all lawful means to investigate and enforce suspected violations. Failure to do so by these officials is also an offense. Violations of these prohibitions are punishable as if they were the manufacturing, acquiring, possessing, or transferring of a weapon of mass destruction, which is a Class B felony. Furthermore, Tennessee residents can seek legal remedies, including damages, if the state or its officials fail to enforce these provisions. This act is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1949&ga=114