Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 2018
Immigration - As enacted, requires a memorandum of understanding entered between certain law enforcement agencies and federal officials concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws to include a requirement that the agency accept and honor any immigration detainer received from federal immigration authorities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Cochran (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 26, 2026): Pub. Ch. 1001
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/16/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 14, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 6, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 6, 2026 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026 (2) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 25, 2026 House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (3) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 26, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 1001 - May 26, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - May 19, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 7, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for his action. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 17, 2026 · House
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 76, Nays 18 PNV 0 HB2018 - Apr 15, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0964) - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0618) - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 1 - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/10/2026 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 - Feb 4, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 22, 2026 · House
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