Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 3 D cosponsors

SB 1128 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to interference with property.

Last action — Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 1st Calendar of 2026

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

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

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

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 32% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 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. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

  10. Meeting Canceled

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

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

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Filed for introduction

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (130)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1128 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 SB 1128?
SB 1128 is sponsored by Yarbro, Jeff (Democrat), Campbell, Heidi (Democrat), and Oliver, Charlane (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 1128?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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