Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1915
Immigration - As enacted, adds local governments to the entities that must verify that each applicant for public benefits is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States; authorizes certain investigations of violations of requirements for verification of citizenship or presence for public benefits; requires certain reporting related to such verification for benefits; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jackson (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 1106
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/22/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Failed | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 30, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 17, 2026 Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 3/17/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 27, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 1106 - May 27, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026 - May 22, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 11, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - May 7, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 24, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 6 (Amendment 1 - HA0929) - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 21, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0929) - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Failed to adopt, Ayes 22, Nays 70, PNV 0 - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0 - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0739) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction