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Tennessee bills · 114th First Extraordinary Session (January 2025)

Tennessee HB 6001

Immigration - As enacted, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief immigration enforcement officer; establishes a grant program to promote the enforcement of federal immigration laws; creates criminal penalties for officials who adopt sanctuary policies and subsequently requires their removal from office upon conviction; requires the department of safety to issue lawful permanent residents a temporary driver license, instead of a standard license, to aid in determining voter eligibility; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55.

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

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Latest action(Feb 25, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1

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State vote data last updated Oct 17, 2026, 4:06 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Jan 29, 2025
House		HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session 1/29/2025 PassedpassSet your home in Tennessee to see
Jan 29, 2025
House		HOUSE IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session 1/29/2025 PassedpassSet your home in Tennessee to see
Jan 29, 2025
House		HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE OF EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session 1/29/2025passSet your home in Tennessee to see

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