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HB1941 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10; Title 4, Chapter 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to state funding for immigration and customs enforcement activities.

Budget
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Johnson, Kyle
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on local government impacts or specific funding amounts, only general fiscal implications.

Tennessee Act on State Funding for Immigration Enforcement

This bill prohibits Tennessee from using state funds or resources to support U.S. immigration and customs enforcement activities.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits the use of state funds, personnel, and other state resources to support any United States immigration and customs enforcement activities in Tennessee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State of Tennessee

Terms To Know

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
A federal agency that enforces immigration laws in the United States.
General Fund
The main account used by a state to fund various government operations and services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens to unspent funds in the Immigration Enforcement Fund.
  • It did not pass during its session, so it has no legal effect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  2. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  3. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

  4. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  5. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

  6. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  7. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  9. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  10. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2015
By Kyle

HOUSE BILL 1941
By Johnson
HB1941
011580
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 3, Part 10; Title 4, Chapter 4; Title 8; Title
9; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to state funding for
immigration and customs enforcement activities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
State funds, personnel, and other state resources shall not be obligated,
expended, or used to support any United States immigration and customs enforcement
activities in this state, including, but not limited to, conducting criminal investigations and
enforcing immigration laws.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.