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Subcommittee adopts amendment to 'Crush Transnational Repression' bill and advances it to full judiciary
Summary
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee adopted an amendment to HB 22-79, the 'Crush Transnational Repression in Tennessee Act,' and voted 6-0 to send the bill, as amended, to the full judiciary committee. Sponsor Representative Cochran said the bill would enhance penalties for foreign-directed intimidation in Tennessee.
Representative Cochran, the bill sponsor, told the subcommittee that House Bill 22-79 "is to deter and punish foreign directed intimidation, coercion, harassment" carried out in Tennessee on behalf of a foreign adversary and that the measure "would enhance criminal penalties for qualifying offenses." The committee considered amendment code 13441, adopted it without recorded opposition, and then voted to send HB 22-79, as amended, to the full judiciary committee (6 ayes, 0 nos).
Cochran gave an example to illustrate the bill's intent, saying it would address cases where intimidation or assault is demonstrably connected to a foreign adversary. The sponsor noted that the term "foreign adversary" references a federally defined list of countries. After Cochran explained the amendment and fielded no substantive questions, the chair called the vote and the bill moved forward as amended.
