Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 7 R cosponsors

SB 1922 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50, relative to employment.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 772

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  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 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.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 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.

Summary

Employees, Employers - As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization status of each prospective employee through the federal E-Verify program prior to employment; authorizes the attorney general to enforce compliance with the requirement against local governments and subjects a noncompliant local government to the withholding of all funds of this state allocated to the local government via grant, contract, or statute, including, but not limited to, state-shared taxes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee

  11. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026

  12. No Action Taken

  13. Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/11/2026

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

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

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

  17. Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 21, PNV 0

  19. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  20. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  21. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  22. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0749)

  23. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5

  24. H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/6/2026

  25. H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 76, Nays 14 PNV 0 HB1705

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

  27. Signed by H. Speaker

  28. Signed by Senate Speaker

  29. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  30. Signed by Governor.

  31. Pub. Ch. 772

  32. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  33. Filed for introduction

  34. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  35. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

  36. Recalled from Senate Commerce & Labor Committee

  37. Refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

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

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

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

  41. Companion House Bill substituted

  42. Sponsor(s) Added.

  43. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 772

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (126)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1922 do?
Employees, Employers - As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization status of each prospective employee through the federal E-Verify program prior to employment; authorizes the attorney general to enforce compliance with the requirement against local governments and subjects a noncompliant local government to the withholding of all funds of this state allocated to the local government via grant, contract, or statute, including, but not limited to, state-shared taxes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50.
Who sponsors SB 1922?
SB 1922 is sponsored by Briggs, Richard (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Stevens, John (Republican), Taylor, Brent (Republican), and White, Dawn (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1922?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 1922?
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