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SB6002Introduced in the Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55, relative to non-United States citizens.

Passed

Introduced by Jack Johnson, District 27

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief immigration enforcement officer; establishes a grant program to promote the enforcement of federal immigration laws; creates criminal penalties for officials who adopt sanctuary policies and subsequently requires their removal from office upon conviction; requires the department of safety to issue lawful permanent residents a temporary driver license, instead of a standard license, to aid in determining voter eligibility; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55.

Where it stands

Effective date(s) 02/12/2025, 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026

February 25, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

9 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION · January 30, 2025

71

Yes

19

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

90 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Bud Hulsey2Yes
Timothy Hill3Yes
Renea Jones4Yes
Tim Hicks6Yes
Rebecca Alexander7Yes
Jerome Moon8Yes
Gary Hicks9Yes
Rick Eldridge10Yes
Jeremy Faison11Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/28/2025

  4. Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 1/28/2025

  5. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/28/2025

  6. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/29/2025

  7. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 1/29/2025

  8. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  9. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0

  10. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  11. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  12. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  13. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0

  14. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 1/29/2025

  15. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA6001)

  16. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA6007)

  17. Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA6010)

  18. Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA6011)

  19. Failed to adopt, Ayes 6, Nays 27 (Amendment 5 - SA6012)

  20. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 7

  21. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. Subst. for comp. HB.

  24. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA6031)

  25. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA6032)

  26. Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 22, PNV 0

  27. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  28. Signed by Senate Speaker

  29. Signed by H. Speaker

  30. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  31. Signed by Governor.

  32. Pub. Ch. 1

  33. Effective date(s) 02/12/2025, 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026

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