Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes to the law relative to fraudulent freight theft. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 22; Title 24; Title 25; Title 26; Title 27; Title 28; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 54 and Title 55.

HB 2139 clarifies that stealing merchandise from a cargo container with the intent to deprive a merchant of the item's stated price constitutes theft. This bill directly affects merchants who lose goods from cargo containers and law enforcement handling such theft cases. It adds a specific provision to Tennessee law defining this act as theft, requiring the intent to steal merchandise from containers. The bill amends multiple sections of the Tennessee Code (Titles 4-7, 16-18, 20-22, 24-28, 37-40, 43, 54-55) to include this new theft definition.