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SB2523 • 2026

Criminal Offenses

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.

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Sponsor
Yarbro, Hakeem
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not specify the exact penalties for accessing cloud computing services with fraudulent or theft-related intent, leaving this detail uncertain.

Expanding Definition of Criminal Offenses

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

What This Bill Does

  • Updates the definition in existing law to include 'cloud computing service' among systems that can be accessed for fraudulent or theft-related purposes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who use cloud computing services
  • Law enforcement agencies investigating crimes involving cloud computing

Terms To Know

cloud computing service
A type of internet-based computing that provides shared computer processing resources and data to computers and other devices on demand.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact penalties for accessing cloud computing services with fraudulent or theft-related intent.
  • It is unclear how this change will be enforced in practice.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  3. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2312
By Hakeem

SENATE BILL 2523
By Yarbro
SB2523
012054
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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.