Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 8 R cosponsors

SB 1952 — 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 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 953

  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 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 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 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

This bill requires courts to assist with federal immigration law enforcement until 2029.

The bill mandates cooperation between courts and federal immigration authorities for immigration law enforcement until February 1, 2029. It also allows for penalties against judges who obstruct this cooperation.

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  5. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  6. Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  18. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  20. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  21. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  22. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  23. Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0938)

  24. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0999)

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

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

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

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

  29. Senate refused to recede from amendment

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

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

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

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

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

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

  36. Senate returned conference committee report to House

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

  38. Signed by H. Speaker

  39. Signed by Senate Speaker

  40. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  41. Signed by Governor.

  42. Pub. Ch. 953

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

  44. Filed for introduction

  45. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  55. Sponsor change.

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

  57. Refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

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

  59. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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

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

  63. Sponsor(s) Added.

  64. Companion House Bill substituted

  65. Sponsor(s) Added.

  66. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 953

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 125 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (125)

125 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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1952 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.
Who sponsors SB 1952?
SB 1952 is sponsored by Rose, Paul (Republican), Bowling, Janice (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Crowe, Rusty (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Lowe, Adam (Republican), Pody, Mark (Republican), and Taylor, Brent (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1952?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.
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