Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 6 R cosponsors

HB 2185 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to voter eligibility.

Last action — Effective date(s) 04/21/2026

  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 February 02, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 08, 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 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes the electronic portal to be created by the coordinator of elections prior to January 1, 2028, to access data from the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program if the United States department of homeland security, United States citizenship and immigration services makes such data available via a secure web service. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

  3. Approved by Delayed Bills Committee

  4. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

  9. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  10. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026

  11. Companion House Bill substituted

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 775

  14. Filed for introduction

  15. Intro., P1C.

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

  17. Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

  18. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

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

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

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

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

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

  24. Reset on cal. for 3/19/2026

  25. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/19/2026

  26. Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 22, PNV 0

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  29. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  30. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  31. Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6

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

  33. Signed by H. Speaker

  34. Signed by Senate Speaker

  35. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  36. Signed by Governor.

  37. Pub. Ch. 775

  38. Effective date(s) 04/21/2026

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (127)

127 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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Subjects

immigration elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2185 do?
Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes the electronic portal to be created by the coordinator of elections prior to January 1, 2028, to access data from the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program if the United States department of homeland security, United States citizenship and immigration services makes such data available via a secure web service. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Who sponsors HB 2185?
HB 2185 is sponsored by Lamberth, William (Republican), Reeves, Lee (Republican), Todd, Chris (Republican), Bricken, Rush (Republican), Crawford, John (Republican), and Moody, Debra (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2185?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2026. Enacted.
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