Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 8 R cosponsors

HB 0833 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38 and Title 68, relative to illegal aliens.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 323

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 21, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 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

Immigration - As enacted, requires the centralized immigration enforcement division within the department of safety to provide a report to the chief clerk of each house of the general assembly and the legislative librarian regarding illegal alien criminal activity in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38 and Title 68.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  5. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/4/2025

  6. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/18/2025

  7. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/18/2025

  10. Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee

  11. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/31/2025

  12. Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2025

  13. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  14. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 0

  15. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/9/2025

  16. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0358)

  17. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  21. Subst. for comp. HB.

  22. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0351)

  23. Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 20, PNV 0

  24. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  25. Signed by Senate Speaker

  26. Signed by H. Speaker

  27. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  28. Signed by Governor.

  29. Pub. Ch. 323

  30. Effective date(s) 05/02/2025

  31. Filed for introduction

  32. Intro., P1C.

  33. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  34. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  35. Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  36. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  37. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  38. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  39. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  40. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  41. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

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

  43. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025

  44. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025

  45. Sponsor(s) Added.

  46. Comp. SB subst.

  47. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 323

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (125)

125 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0833 do?
Immigration - As enacted, requires the centralized immigration enforcement division within the department of safety to provide a report to the chief clerk of each house of the general assembly and the legislative librarian regarding illegal alien criminal activity in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38 and Title 68.
Who sponsors HB 0833?
HB 0833 is sponsored by Keisling, Kelly (Republican), Reneau, Michele (Republican), Capley, Kip (Republican), Fritts, Monty (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Todd, Chris (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), and Reedy, Jay D. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0833?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2025. Enacted.
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