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| 2 | 2 | | <BillNo> <Sponsor> |
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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE BILL 1128 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Yarbro |
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| 8 | 8 | | SB1128 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 003298 |
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| 10 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 |
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| 13 | 13 | | and Title 39, relative to interference with property. |
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| 15 | 15 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 1. This act is known and may be cited as the "Shielding Tennesseans from |
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| 17 | 17 | | Oligarchic Power and Eliminating Lawless Obstruction of Necessities Act (STOP ELON Act)." |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1, is amended by |
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| 19 | 19 | | adding the following new section: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (a) A person commits an offense who interferes with the receipt by an individual |
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| 21 | 21 | | or entity of a loan, grant, or financial assistance that the individual or entity is lawfully |
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| 22 | 22 | | entitled to receive from the federal, state, or local government, with intent to deprive the |
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| 23 | 23 | | individual or entity of the loan, grant, or financial assistance. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b) A violation of subsection (a) is punished as theft pursuant to ยง 39-14-105. |
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| 25 | 25 | | The monetary value of property from multiple criminal acts that are charged in a single |
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| 26 | 26 | | violation of subsection (a) must be aggregated to establish value under this section. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) In addition to the criminal penalty in subsection (b), a victim of an offense |
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| 28 | 28 | | under this section may bring a civil action to recover the funds that the victim did not |
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| 29 | 29 | | receive because of the offense. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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