Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 21 R cosponsors

HB 0793 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to persons unlawfully present in the United States.

Last action — Sponsor(s) Added.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    1 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (21 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to refuse to enroll students who are unlawfully present in the United States. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

  7. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0

  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  9. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/25/2025

  10. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  11. Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/1/2025

  12. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  13. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 4 PNV 0

  14. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025

  15. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0052)

  16. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0295)

  17. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 19, Nays 13

  18. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  19. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  20. Subst. for comp. HB.

  21. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0207)

  22. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0631)

  23. Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 25, PNV 0

  24. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026

  25. Senate Reset on calendar for 3/26/2026

  26. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/26/2026

  27. Re-refer to S. Cal Comm

  28. Filed for introduction

  29. Intro., P1C.

  30. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  31. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  32. Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  34. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  35. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/26/2025

  36. Sponsor(s) Added.

  37. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee

  38. Sponsor(s) Added.

  39. Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025

  40. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  41. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  42. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  43. Placed behind the budget

  44. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  45. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  46. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  47. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/10/2026

  48. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  49. Sponsor(s) Added.

  50. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026

  51. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026

  52. Comp. SB subst.

  53. Sponsor(s) Added.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (111)

111 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 111 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Subjects

immigration education
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0793 do?
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to refuse to enroll students who are unlawfully present in the United States. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.
Who sponsors HB 0793?
HB 0793 is sponsored by Martin G, Lamberth, William (Republican), Garrett, Johnny (Republican), Capley, Kip (Republican), Butler, Ed (Republican), Todd, Chris (Republican), Rudd, Tim (Republican), Zachary, Jason (Republican), Reeves, Lee (Republican), Lafferty, Justin (Republican), Doggett, Clay (Republican), Fritts, Monty (Republican), Cepicky, Scott (Republican), Powers, Dennis (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Bulso, Gino (Republican), Grills, Rusty (Republican), Terry, Bryan (Republican), Moody, Debra (Republican), Reedy, Jay D. (Republican), Warner, Todd (Republican), and McCalmon, Jake (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0793?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track HB 0793?
Track HB 0793 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 0793

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 0793

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →