TN HB 1295
died on adjournmentCriminal 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.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 1295 pass?
No. TN HB 1295 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-04): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
What is TN HB 1295 about?
TN HB 1295 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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 TN HB 1295?
Powell is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1295.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-02-04 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Powellprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-06
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-02-10
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-12
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-02-12
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-19
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
2025-03-26
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
2025-03-26
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
2025-04-01
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2026
2026-01-21
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/28/2026
2026-01-26
Meeting Canceled
2026-01-28
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/4/2026
2026-02-04
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2026-02-04
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1128
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