AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to the Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act.
- Introduced Feb 1, 2023
- In committee Feb 6, 2023
- Died
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
State Government - As introduced, rewrites the Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act to include a professional or commercial license as a public benefit for purposes of the citizenship verification requirement; removes requirement that an applicant for a professional or commercial license must show that the applicant is either a United States citizen or authorized under federal law to work in the United States as verified by the SAVE program. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 58.
Every action
3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled for introduction
- SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
- CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee · Senate State and Local Government Committee
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
- KR Kerry RobertsR Primary sponsor · District 23
From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.