# Tennessee HB 2018: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41, relative to enforcement of immigration laws. Tennessee HB 2018, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41, relative to enforcement of immigration laws., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2018-2025-2026 - 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 2018 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41, relative to enforcement of immigration laws. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Immigration - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (197 yes, 52 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tennessee sheriffs must honor immigration detainers: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee sheriff’s departments with a federal 287(g) agreement must accept immigration detainers. When they receive a detainer, they must keep the person for 48 hours after the normal release time. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays do not count toward the 48 hours. The sheri… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Jody Barrett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Jason Zachary (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/16/2026 | pass | 76 | 18 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2026 | pass | 27 | 5 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 72 | 23 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 6 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 1001 - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-17: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-16: H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 76, Nays 18 PNV 0 HB2018 (House) - 2026-04-15: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-14: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0618) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0964) (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-06: Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 1 (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1001.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1486.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2018.pdf) - SA0618: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0618.pdf) - SA0964: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0964.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment. (failed) - HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (failed) - HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative to creditable service for a period of disability. (failed) - HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, relative to zoning outside of municipal boundaries. (failed) - 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) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1001.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1486.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2018.pdf) - [SA0618 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0618.pdf) - [SA0964 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0964.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2023: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the vi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2023-2025-2026) - [HB 1967: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1967-2025-2026) - [HB 1906: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 6, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1906-2025-2026) - [HB 1720: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1720-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-HB2018-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).