# Tennessee SB 0836: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to persons unlawfully present in the United States.

Tennessee SB 0836, 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) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-26 (Re-refer to S. Cal Comm) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 0836
- 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: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2026-03-26, Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Local Education Agencies
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (283 yes, 422 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: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnson
- Cosponsor: Stevens
- Cosponsor: White
- Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 6 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | fail | 22 | 73 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 7 BY PEARSON AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | fail | 22 | 73 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | fail | 23 | 68 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY JONES J AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | fail | 21 | 72 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY CLEMMONS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | fail | 22 | 68 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | pass | 72 | 22 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 | pass | 70 | 25 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2025 | pass | 19 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 4 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-03-26: Re-refer to S. Cal Comm (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/26/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Reset on calendar for 3/26/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 3/19/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 25, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-03-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0631) (House)
- 2026-03-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0207) (House)
- 2026-03-16: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2025-04-14: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 19, Nays 13 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0295) (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0052) (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 4 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/18/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA0631, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0631.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0793.pdf)
- HA0207: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0207.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/SB0836.pdf)
- SA0052: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0052.pdf)
- SA0295: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0295.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0855: 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… (signed)
- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed)
- HB 2670: 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… (signed)

## Sources
- [HA0631 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0631.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0793.pdf)
- [HA0207 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0207.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/SB0836.pdf)
- [SA0052 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0052.pdf)
- [SA0295 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0295.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026)
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0836-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).