Criminal Offenses

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on penalties, enforcement mechanisms, or the impact on law enforcement procedures.

Expanding Definition of Criminal Offenses

This bill updates Tennessee's laws to include accessing cloud computing services in criminal offenses related to fraud or theft.

What This Bill Does

• Updates the definition of criminal offenses involving unauthorized access to computer systems to include cloud computing services.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who commit fraud or theft by using cloud computing services will be subject to these new laws.

Terms To Know

Cloud Computing Service

A service provided over the internet where data and applications are managed by a third party.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify penalties for violating these new laws.
• It is unclear how this will be enforced or what specific actions would constitute illegal access to cloud services.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 2523
By Yarbro

HOUSE BILL 2312
By Hakeem
HB2312
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 10; Title 35; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title
40; Title 45; Title 47; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and
Title 71, relative to consumer protection.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-14-602(a)(1), is amended by
deleting subdivision (A) and substituting:
(A) Knowingly, directly, or indirectly access, cause to be accessed, or attempt to
access any telephone system, telecommunications facility, computer software, computer
program, data, computer, computer system, computer network, cloud computing service,
or any part thereof, for the purpose of:
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.