Tennessee - Session 114
Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9, relative to reporting regarding persons not lawfully present in the United States.
This bill requires law enforcement agencies to communicate with local governmental entities and officials to submit quarterly reports to the centralized immigration enforcement division of the department of safety, and the appropriate federal official re garding illegal activities, including criminal gang activities and violations of federal immigration laws, of persons who are not lawfully present in the United States. The law enforcement agency must include in its quarterly reports those persons arrest ed or otherwise detained for violations of federal immigration laws. This bill requires the department of finance and administration to report to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives on or before December 31, 2026, and each December 31 thereafter, the annual cost incurred by this state for public schools, including public higher education institutions; prisons; hospitals; and social services agencies to provide benefits and services to persons not lawfully present in the United States. This bill requires a local governmental entity to report to the centralized immigration enforcement division violations of ordinances and resolutions subject to the imposition of civil penalties by individuals who are not United States citizens or qualif ied aliens, and the receipt of public benefits by individuals who are not United States citizens or qualified aliens. A law enforcement agency must also report individuals who are not United States citizens or qualified aliens who are charged or convicte d of criminal offenses to the centralized immigration enforcement division. An employee's or official's failure to report a violation of this bill is a Class A misdemeanor, which is punishable by a term of imprisonment no greater than 11 months, 29 days; a fine not to exceed $2,500; or both.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-25 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-25 | Latest Action | Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1441 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal impersonation. | in_committee |
| HB 1628 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22, relative to tourism. | in_committee |
| HB 1639 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20 and Section 38-3-114, relative to the office of homeland security. | in_committee |
| HB 1642 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 10-7-504, relative to the expiration dates of public records exceptions. | enrolled |
| HB 1705 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50, relative to employment. | in_committee |
| HB 1710 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. | in_committee |
| HB 1770 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9, relative to the practice of medicine. | in_committee |
| HB 1815 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to arrestees. | enrolled |