Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 2 D cosponsors

HB 1295 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to interference with property.

Last action — Sponsor(s) Added.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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Summary

Criminal Offenses - 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  2. Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2026

  4. Meeting Canceled

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/28/2026

  6. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 1st Calendar of 2026

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/8/2025

  9. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2025

  10. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2025

  11. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2025

  12. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026

  13. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  14. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  15. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  16. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  17. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  18. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  19. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  20. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025

  21. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  22. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  23. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  24. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  25. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  26. Intro., P1C.

  27. Sponsor(s) Added.

  28. Filed for introduction

  29. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1295 do?
Criminal Offenses - 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.
Who sponsors HB 1295?
HB 1295 is sponsored by Powell, Jason (Democrat) and Pearson, Justin J. (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1295?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track HB 1295?
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