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Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "The Intercollegiate Student-Athlete Protection Act," which creates a criminal offense of student athlete harassment; punishes the first offense as a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense as a Class E felony; and specifies that a student athlete who is the victim of student athlete harassment has a private right of action against a person convicted of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 39 and Title 49.

Sponsor

Jeff Yarbro (D-TN)

Introduced

2026-01-21

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee