Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 60 R cosponsors

HB 1710 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1106

  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.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 65 sponsors

    1 primary, 64 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (60 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in 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 local governments to verify the citizenship of public benefits applicants.

This bill amends existing laws to make local governments responsible for verifying that applicants for public benefits are U.S. citizens or legally present. It also allows for investigations and requires reporting on compliance with these verification processes.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means that families applying for public benefits will need to provide proof of citizenship or legal presence.

Summary

Immigration - As enacted, adds local governments to the entities that must verify that each applicant for public benefits is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States; authorizes certain investigations of violations of requirements for verification of citizenship or presence for public benefits; requires certain reporting related to such verification for benefits; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58.

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. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  6. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 3 PNV 0

  7. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  8. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0739)

  9. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

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

  13. Subst. for comp. HB.

  14. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0929)

  15. Failed to adopt, Ayes 22, Nays 70, PNV 0

  16. Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0

  17. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/22/2026

  18. Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 6 (Amendment 1 - HA0929)

  19. Sponsor(s) Added.

  20. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  21. Signed by Senate Speaker

  22. Signed by H. Speaker

  23. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  24. Signed by Governor.

  25. Pub. Ch. 1106

  26. Effective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026

  27. Filed for introduction

  28. Intro., P1C.

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  31. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  32. Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  33. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  34. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  35. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  36. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  37. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  38. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  39. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  40. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  41. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  42. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  43. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

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

  45. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  46. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Next Calendar

  47. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  48. Placed behind the budget

  49. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

  50. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026

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

  52. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026

  53. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  54. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026

  55. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026

  56. Comp. SB subst.

  57. Sponsor(s) Added.

  58. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1106

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 64 co-sponsors · 68 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (64)

Not signed on (68)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1710 do?
Immigration - As enacted, adds local governments to the entities that must verify that each applicant for public benefits is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States; authorizes certain investigations of violations of requirements for verification of citizenship or presence for public benefits; requires certain reporting related to such verification for benefits; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58.
Who sponsors HB 1710?
HB 1710 is sponsored by Hicks G, Martin G, Jones R, Hicks T, Martin B, Powers, Dennis (Republican), Sexton, Cameron (Republican), Faison, Jeremy (Republican), Zachary, Jason (Republican), Lamberth, William (Republican), Marsh, Pat (Republican), Garrett, Johnny (Republican), Cochran, Mark (Republican), Bulso, Gino (Republican), Lafferty, Justin (Republican), White, Mark (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), Todd, Chris (Republican), Vaughan, Kevin (Republican), Farmer, Andrew (Republican), Moody, Debra (Republican), Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' (Republican), Grills, Rusty (Republican), Rudd, Tim (Republican), Scarbrough, Rick (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), Russell, Lowell (Republican), Littleton, Mary (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Cepicky, Scott (Republican), Hale, Michael (Republican), Carringer, Michele (Republican), Reeves, Lee (Republican), Doggett, Clay (Republican), Leatherwood, Tom (Republican), Fritts, Monty (Republican), Darby, Tandy (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), Moon, Jerome (Republican), Alexander, Rebecca K. (Republican), Boyd, Clark (Republican), Maberry, Aron (Republican), Sherrell, Paul (Republican), Slater, William (Republican), Crawford, John (Republican), Wright, Dave (Republican), Lankford, Michael (Republican), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), Gant, Ron M. (Republican), Hill, Timothy (Republican), Bricken, Rush (Republican), Helton-Haynes, Esther (Republican), Rudder, Iris (Republican), Butler, Ed (Republican), Warner, Todd (Republican), Atchley, Fred (Republican), Stinnett, Tom (Republican), Keisling, Kelly (Republican), Raper, Kevin D. (Republican), Stevens, Robert (Republican), Reneau, Michele (Republican), Terry, Bryan (Republican), Reedy, Jay D. (Republican), Barrett, Jody (Republican), and Capley, Kip (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1710?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.
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