Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 58 R cosponsors

HB 1707 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 38, relative to immigration.

Last action — Effective date(s) 05/07/2026

  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 January 15, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high 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

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 63 sponsors

    1 primary, 62 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (58 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.

In plain language

The bill requires court cooperation with federal immigration authorities until 2029.

This legislation mandates that courts in Tennessee cooperate with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on immigration law enforcement until February 1, 2029. It also allows for judges obstructing these operations to face judicial conduct proceedings.

Summary

Immigration - As enacted, requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal immigration authorities acting in the enforcement of federal immigration law; authorizes, until February 1, 2029, a judge who obstructs lawful operations by such department and such authorities acting in the enforcement of federal immigration law to be referred to the board of judicial conduct for proceedings; clarifies that any findings by the board that the judge committed judicial misconduct may be cause for removal. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 38. Conference Committee ReportsMajority Report # 1 for HB1707 / SB1952

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  4. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  5. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  6. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  7. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  8. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  9. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  10. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  11. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/31/2026

  12. Sponsor change.

  13. Recalled from Senate State & Local Gov't Committee

  14. Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  15. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/8/2026

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  18. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  19. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  20. Sponsor(s) Added.

  21. Companion House Bill substituted

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 953

  24. Filed for introduction

  25. Intro., P1C.

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  28. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  29. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

  30. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  31. Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  32. Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  33. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  34. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  35. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  36. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

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

  38. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  39. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  40. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0758)

  41. Sponsor(s) Added.

  42. Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 24, PNV 0

  43. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  44. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  45. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  46. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0938)

  47. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0999)

  48. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3

  49. H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4-21-26

  50. H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 2

  51. H. refused to recede from am. no. 2

  52. Senate refused to recede from amendment

  53. H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026

  54. H. refused to recede in nonconcurrance of SA 2

  55. Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Scarborough, Farmer, Doggett, Darby, Camper)

  56. Conference Committee appointed (Rose, Stevens, Kyle)

  57. Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 72, Nays 17 PNV 0

  58. Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 26, Nays 5

  59. Senate returned conference committee report to House

  60. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  61. Signed by H. Speaker

  62. Signed by Senate Speaker

  63. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  64. Signed by Governor.

  65. Pub. Ch. 953

  66. Effective date(s) 05/07/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 62 co-sponsors · 70 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (62)

Not signed on (70)

70 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 70 →

"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
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 1707 do?
Immigration - As enacted, requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal immigration authorities acting in the enforcement of federal immigration law; authorizes, until February 1, 2029, a judge who obstructs lawful operations by such department and such authorities acting in the enforcement of federal immigration law to be referred to the board of judicial conduct for proceedings; clarifies that any findings by the board that the judge committed judicial misconduct may be cause for removal. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 38. Conference Committee ReportsMajority Report # 1 for HB1707 / SB1952
Who sponsors HB 1707?
HB 1707 is sponsored by Hicks G, Lamberth, William (Republican), Marsh, Pat (Republican), Garrett, Johnny (Republican), Cochran, Mark (Republican), Bulso, Gino (Republican), Lafferty, Justin (Republican), Reeves, Lee (Republican), White, Mark (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), Todd, Chris (Republican), Vaughan, Kevin (Republican), Farmer, Andrew (Republican), Moody, Debra (Republican), Powers, Dennis (Republican), Grills, Rusty (Republican), Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' (Republican), Martin G, Jones R, Hicks T, Martin B, Scarbrough, Rick (Republican), Sexton, Cameron (Republican), Zachary, Jason (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), Capley, Kip (Republican), Russell, Lowell (Republican), Littleton, Mary (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Hale, Michael (Republican), Carringer, Michele (Republican), Leatherwood, Tom (Republican), Doggett, Clay (Republican), Fritts, Monty (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Moon, Jerome (Republican), Alexander, Rebecca K. (Republican), Boyd, Clark (Republican), Sherrell, Paul (Republican), Maberry, Aron (Republican), Crawford, John (Republican), Wright, Dave (Republican), Hill, Timothy (Republican), Lankford, Michael (Republican), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), Gant, Ron M. (Republican), Rudder, Iris (Republican), Butler, Ed (Republican), Helton-Haynes, Esther (Republican), Bricken, Rush (Republican), Warner, Todd (Republican), Atchley, Fred (Republican), Stinnett, Tom (Republican), Keisling, Kelly (Republican), Raper, Kevin D. (Republican), Stevens, Robert (Republican), Haston, Kirk (Republican), Terry, Bryan (Republican), Cepicky, Scott (Republican), Hurt, Chris (Republican), Barrett, Jody (Republican), Reneau, Michele (Republican), and Reedy, Jay D. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1707?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 1707?
Track HB 1707 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 1707

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 1707

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

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

Track this bill →