Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 2037
Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "One America Act," which requires every person who has resided in this state for a period of more than 30 days and who is not lawfully present in the United States to register and submit to an interview with the department at which time the department may issue the person a one-year visa for re-entry into the United States and to this state; if the person does not commit a criminal offense within such one-year period, the person is eligible to apply for permanent resident status upon completion of the one-year period. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 39.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Gardenhire (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 24, 2026): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 24, 2026 · House
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/17/2026 - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026 - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction