# Tennessee HB 2219: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to immigration. Tennessee HB 2219, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to immigration., 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) 05/19/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2219-2025-2026 - 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 2219 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to immigration. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Immigration - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (311 yes, 294 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Police agencies may join immigration program: mixed, low. Law enforcement agencies other than sheriffs may sign federal immigration-enforcement agreements without local governing body approval. These agreements must follow federal law, require training for each officer as the agreement specifies, and allow enforcement to the full extent federal law permit… - Sheriffs must join federal immigration program: mixed, low. Each POST-certified county sheriff must sign a federal immigration-enforcement agreement by January 1, 2027. The deal can be the jail enforcement, warrant service officer, task force, or tribal task force model. Local governing bodies cannot block it. The state may withhold all funds to the sheriff… - Short jail holds before ICE pickup: mixed, low. The board must set a rule for people held under 287(g) agreements. Detainees must be transferred to ICE no later than 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays. The board reviews and reapproves the rule each year. Jails may exclude these short-term detainees from capacity and staffing counts. Sh… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kevin D. Raper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cameron Sexton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 3 by Senator Yarbro 4/23/2026 | pass | 24 | 5 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 | pass | 24 | 7 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY SALINAS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | fail | 21 | 75 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 71 | 25 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | pass | 74 | 22 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY SALINAS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | fail | 21 | 74 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 | fail | 22 | 72 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 5 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 1 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 6 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 2 | | ## Actions (48) - 2026-05-26: Effective date(s) 05/19/2026 - 2026-05-26: Pub. Ch. 1015 - 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) - 2026-04-29: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 7 (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA1110) (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA1077) (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0874) (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-20: Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 25, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-20: Failed to adopt am (Amendment 3 - HA1222), Ayes 22, Nays 72, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-20: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1032) (House) - 2026-04-20: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0670) (House) - 2026-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 (House) - 2026-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-15: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-31: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 (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) - 2026-03-11: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-17: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 2/17/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-11: Ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-05: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA1032 (Substitute), 2026-04-20: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1032.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1015.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2223.pdf) - HA0670: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0670.pdf) - HA1222: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1222.pdf) - HA1224: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1224.pdf) - HA1237: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1237.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2219.pdf) - SA0874: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0874.pdf) - SA1077: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1077.pdf) - SA1110: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1110.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed) - HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed) - HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed) - HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. (failed) - 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) ## Sources - [HA1032 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1032.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1015.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2223.pdf) - [HA0670 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0670.pdf) - [HA1222 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1222.pdf) - [HA1224 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1224.pdf) - [HA1237 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1237.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2219.pdf) - [SA0874 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0874.pdf) - [SA1077 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1077.pdf) - [SA1110 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1110.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [HB 2091: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2091-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-HB2219-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).