# Tennessee HB 1705: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50, relative to employment.

Tennessee HB 1705, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50, relative to employment., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1705
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50, relative to employment.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-04-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 65
- Subjects: Employees, Employers
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (196 yes, 44 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger penalties for local E-Verify violations: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Tennessee Attorney General can investigate credible complaints that a county, city, their agencies, or a school system failed to follow the E-Verify rule. The state can enforce compliance by withholding state-allocated funds, including grants, contracts, or state-shared…
- New E-Verify checks for public hires: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee state agencies, counties, cities, and school systems must use E-Verify before appointing or hiring any new employee. The rule covers part-time and short-shift workers too. Employers that now use a third-party for Form I-9 may keep using it until January 1, 2027; af…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fred Atchley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clark Boyd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gino Bulso (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michele Carringer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tandy Darby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron M. Gant (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Johnny Garrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Hill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Lankford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Leatherwood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brock Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Powers
- Cosponsor: Kevin D. Raper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Reeves
- Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Scarbrough (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cameron Sexton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Slater (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stevens
- Cosponsor: Tom Stinnett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Vaughan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Todd Warner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: White
- Cosponsor: Ryan Williams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Zachary (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/6/2026 | pass | 76 | 14 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 | pass | 27 | 5 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | pass | 73 | 21 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 14 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0772.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1705.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1705.pdf)
- SA0749: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0749.pdf)

## Related bills

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- HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits. (failed)
- HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to penalties for violations of ordinances. (failed)
- HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, relative to motor vehicle financial responsibility. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0772.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1705.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1705.pdf)
- [SA0749 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0749.pdf)

## Related
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- [HB 1710: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapt…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1710-2025-2026)
- [HB 1667: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1667-2025-2026)
- [HB 1690: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 55 and Title 56, rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1690-2025-2026)
- [HB 1681: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1681-2025-2026)
- [HB 1380: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1380-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1705-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).