# Tennessee HB 1194: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50, relative to E-Verify. Tennessee HB 1194, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50, relative to E-Verify., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-30 (Effective date(s) 01/01/2027) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1194-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1194 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50, relative to E-Verify. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2026-03-30, Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Employees, Employers - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (127 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - E-Verify now for 1+ employees, tougher penalties: cost, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, any private employer with at least one employee must follow E-Verify rules for new hires. If a final order tells you to show compliance, you must send proof to the Commissioner within 45 days. If you do not, the state asks your local government to suspend your business li… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/12/2026 | pass | 19 | 13 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2026 | pass | 81 | 10 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-03-30: Effective date(s) 01/01/2027 - 2026-03-30: Pub. Ch. 622 - 2026-03-26: Signed by Governor. - 2026-03-17: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-03-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-03-12: Passed Senate, Ayes 19, Nays 13 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0590) (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-05: Passed H., as am., Ayes 81, Nays 10, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-03-05: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0565) (House) - 2026-03-05: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-23: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/5/2026 (House) - 2026-02-23: Reset on cal. for 3/5/2026 (House) - 2026-02-19: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/23/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-04: Ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2025-02-10: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0565 (Substitute), 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0565.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0622.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0990.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1194.pdf) - SA0590: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0590.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [HA0565 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0565.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0622.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0990.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1194.pdf) - [SA0590 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0590.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [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) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1194-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).