Tennessee - Session 114
Title: AN ACT to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6002 / HB 6001); and Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49, relative to education.
This bill requires the director of schools for the LEA or the director of the public charter school to immediately notify all students enrolled in the LEA or public chart er school, parents of students enrolled in the LEA or public charter school, and all educators, employees, and contractors of the LEA or public charter school of the presence of an immigration officer on the grounds of a public school controlled by the LE A or on the grounds of the public charter school. As used in this bill, an "immigration officer"" means any state, local, or federal law enforcement officer who is seeking to enforce immigration law, including, but not limited to, United States immigration and customs enforcement officers and United States customs and border protection officers. This bill clarifies that this bill, and any policy adopted by a local board of education or public charter school governing body to effectuate this bill, is not a sanctuary policy and does not subject a member of the local board or governing body, director of schools, director of the public charter school, or any employee of the LEA or public charter school to any penalty in state law for the adoption or enforcemen t of a sanctuary policy."
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-05 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-10 | Status | failed |
| 2026-03-10 | Latest Action | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1271 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, relative to biological sex. | introduced |
| HB 1273 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to threats of violence. | in_committee |
| HB 1447 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 50, relative to retirement. | in_committee |
| HB 1454 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sentencing for criminal offenses. | enrolled |
| HB 1499 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 18, relative to Article V conventions. | enrolled |
| HB 1618 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 8, relative to the Tennessee State University, board of trustees. | in_committee |
| HB 1625 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, relative to the department of education. | in_committee |
| HB 1628 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22, relative to tourism. | in_committee |