# Tennessee HB 0793: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to persons unlawfully present in the United States.

Tennessee HB 0793, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to persons unlawfully present in the United States., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-16 (Sponsor(s) Added.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 0793
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to persons unlawfully present in the United States.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2026-03-16, Sponsor(s) Added.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 21
- Subjects: Local Education Agencies
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (48 yes, 29 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Gino Bulso (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Powers
- Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Reeves
- Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Zachary (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 15 | 9 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 3 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 3 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-16: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-03-12: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-04-07: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/7/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-11: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee (House)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-10: Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-06: P2C, ref. to Education Committee (House)
- 2025-02-05: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0793.pdf)
- HA0207: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0207.pdf)
- HA0631: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0631.pdf)
- HA0682: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0682.pdf)
- HA0683: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0683.pdf)
- HA0684: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0684.pdf)
- HA0685: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0685.pdf)
- HA0687: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0687.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0793.pdf)
- SA0052: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0052.pdf)
- SA0295: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0295.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0793.pdf)
- [HA0207 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0207.pdf)
- [HA0631 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0631.pdf)
- [HA0682 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0682.pdf)
- [HA0683 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0683.pdf)
- [HA0684 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0684.pdf)
- [HA0685 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0685.pdf)
- [HA0687 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0687.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0793.pdf)
- [SA0052 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0052.pdf)
- [SA0295 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0295.pdf)

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- [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026)
- [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026)
- [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0793-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).