# Tennessee SB 1587: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to unlawful presence in the United States. Tennessee SB 1587, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to unlawful presence in the United States., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1587-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 1587 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to unlawful presence in the United States. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Immigration - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (188 yes, 47 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Drivers without lawful status face criminal penalties: cost, low. People unlawfully in the U.S. commit a Class A misdemeanor by driving commercial vehicles in Tennessee when a valid commercial driver license is required. Unlawful presence includes entry without inspection, admission, or parole, and immigration status that expired, was rescinded, revoked, or other… - Employers face penalties for unlawful driver hiring: cost, low. Direct employers commit a Class A misdemeanor by knowingly employing and allowing someone unlawfully in the U.S. to drive a commercial vehicle in Tennessee. A direct employer hires, pays, and directly supervises the driver. Customers, shippers, consignees, brokers, and transportation buyers are exc… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rusty Crowe (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy McNally (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 73 | 20 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 | pass | 73 | 17 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2026 | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-05-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-27: Pub. Ch. 1070 - 2026-05-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed H., Ayes 73, Nays 20, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-04-21: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0583) (House) - 2026-04-21: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2026-04-06: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2026-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0565) (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0836) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1070.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1587.pdf) - HA0583: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0583.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1587.pdf) - SA0565: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0565.pdf) - SA0836: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0836.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc1070.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1587.pdf) - [HA0583 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0583.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1587.pdf) - [SA0565 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0565.pdf) - [SA0836 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0836.pdf) ## Related - [SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1602-2025-2026) - [SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1326-2025-2026) - [SB 1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1255-2025-2026) - [SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relativ…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1232-2025-2026) - [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) - [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-SB1587-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).