STATE BILLTN HB 1706PASSED

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to unlawful presence in the United States.

As enacted, creates certain offenses for a person who is unlawfully present in the United States to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state and a direct employer of such person; requires the law enforcement agency of an officer who arrests a person who is unlawfully present in the United States to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state to ensure that federal immigration authorities are notified; creates related civil actions for persons injured by an unlawfully present person's operation of a commercial motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 27, 2026; 169 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

TN HB 1706 · PassedMay 27

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Bill details

Last action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1070 · May 27, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

May 27, 2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1070

Apr 21, 2026Sponsor(s) Added.House

Apr 21, 2026Comp. SB subst.House

Apr 16, 2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026House

Apr 15, 2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026House

Apr 15, 2026Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeHouse

Apr 15, 2026Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026House

Apr 15, 2026Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

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Apr 15, 2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026House

Apr 8, 2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026House

Mar 18, 2026Placed behind the budgetHouse

Mar 11, 2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026House

Mar 11, 2026Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 3/18/2026House

Mar 4, 2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026House

Mar 3, 2026Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means SubcommitteeHouse

Mar 3, 2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeHouse

Feb 25, 2026Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/3/2026House

Feb 17, 2026Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation CommitteeHouse

Feb 11, 2026Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/17/2026House

Jan 22, 2026Assigned to s/c Transportation SubcommitteeHouse

Jan 22, 2026P2C, ref. to Transportation CommitteeHouse

Jan 21, 2026Sponsor(s) Added.House

Jan 21, 2026Intro., P1C.House

Jan 15, 2026Sponsor(s) Added.House

Jan 15, 2026Filed for introductionHouse

Recorded votes

HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Transportation CommitteeFeb 17, 2026 · House · 8 yea · 1 nayPassed

HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMar 3, 2026 · House · 15 yea · 2 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeApr 15, 2026 · House · 21 yea · 4 nayPassed

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeApr 15, 2026 · House · 10 yea · 3 nayPassed

HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026Apr 20, 2026 · House · 0 yea · 3 nayFailed

Subjects

Immigration

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to unlawful presence in the United States.

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to unlawful presence in the United States.

What it means for vendors

Bill details

Sponsors

Bill history

Recorded votes

Subjects

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