SB 1922
Comp
Employees, Employers - As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization status of each prospective employee through the federal E-Verify program prior to employment; authorizes the attorney general to enforce compliance with the requirement against local governments and subjects a noncompliant local government to the withholding of all funds of this state allocated to the local government via grant, contract, or statute, including, but not limited to, state-shared taxes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50.
- Tennessee
- Senate
- Introduced Jan 21, 2026
- Session 114
Official Bill Page
Loading official bill page…
This state’s bills aren’t available here
Tennessee’s legislature doesn’t allow its bill pages to be shown on other sites. You can read the full bill on the official page.
View on official siteLegislative Timeline
11 actions-
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 772
-
Companion House Bill substituted
-
Sponsor(s) Added.
-
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
-
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
-
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
-
Recalled from Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
-
Refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
-
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
-
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
-
Filed for introduction