Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 56 R cosponsors

HB 1711 — 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.

Last action — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  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 January 15, 2026. 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.

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 61 sponsors

    1 primary, 60 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (56 R).

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 introduced, requires reporting by law enforcement agencies and local governmental entities and officials regarding persons not lawfully present in the United States; requires the department of finance and administration to report 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. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9.

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

  13. Filed for introduction

  14. Intro., P1C.

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  17. Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  32. Placed behind the budget

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

  34. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 60 co-sponsors · 72 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (60)

Not signed on (72)

72 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety finance immigration education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1711 do?
Immigration - As introduced, requires reporting by law enforcement agencies and local governmental entities and officials regarding persons not lawfully present in the United States; requires the department of finance and administration to report 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. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9.
Who sponsors HB 1711?
HB 1711 is sponsored by Hicks G, Martin G, Jones R, Hicks T, Martin B, Davis, Elaine (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), Grills, Rusty (Republican), White, Mark (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), Todd, Chris (Republican), Vaughan, Kevin (Republican), Farmer, Andrew (Republican), Moody, Debra (Republican), Powers, Dennis (Republican), Hale, Michael (Republican), Reeves, Lee (Republican), Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' (Republican), Scarbrough, Rick (Republican), Capley, Kip (Republican), Rudd, Tim (Republican), Russell, Lowell (Republican), Littleton, Mary (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Cepicky, Scott (Republican), Carringer, Michele (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), Wright, Dave (Republican), Lankford, Michael (Republican), Crawford, John (Republican), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), Gant, Ron M. (Republican), Hill, Timothy (Republican), Rudder, Iris (Republican), Bricken, Rush (Republican), Butler, Ed (Republican), Warner, Todd (Republican), Helton-Haynes, Esther (Republican), Atchley, Fred (Republican), Stinnett, Tom (Republican), Keisling, Kelly (Republican), Raper, Kevin D. (Republican), and Stevens, Robert (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1711?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 15, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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