Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Tennessee SB 1922

Employees, Employers - As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization status of each prospective employee through the federal E-Verify program prior to employment; authorizes the attorney general to enforce compliance with the requirement against local governments and subjects a noncompliant local government to the withholding of all funds of this state allocated to the local government via grant, contract, or statute, including, but not limited to, state-shared taxes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Briggs (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Current Version
• Amendment SA0749

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Comp. became Pub. Ch. 772
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Companion House Bill substituted
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Sponsor(s) Added.
• 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 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
• Mar 11, 2026 · House
  Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
• Feb 11, 2026 · House
  Recalled from Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
• Feb 11, 2026 · House
  Refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
• Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
  Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
• Jan 22, 2026 · House
  Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
• Jan 21, 2026 · House
  Filed for introduction