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Tennessee · 114th First Extraordinary Session (January 2025) · Bill

HB 6001: Immigration - As enacted, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief immigration enforcement officer; establishes a grant program to promote the enforcement of federal immigration laws; creates criminal penalties for officials who adopt sanctuary policies and subsequently requires their removal from office upon conviction; requires the department of safety to issue lawful permanent residents a temporary driver license, instead of a standard license, to aid in determining voter eligibility; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 6001 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Immigration - As enacted, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief immigration enforcement officer; establishes a grant program to promote the enforcement of federal immigration laws; creates criminal penalties for officials who adopt sanctuary policies and subsequently requires their removal from office upon conviction; requires the department of safety to issue lawful permanent residents a temporary driver license, instead of a standard license, to aid in determining voter eligibility; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55. Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 25, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
William LamberthPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
  5. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 1/29/2025
  6. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
  7. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 1/29/2025
  8. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 1/30/25
  9. Sponsor(s) Added.
  10. P2C, ref. to Immigration Committee
  11. Placed on cal. Immigration Committee of Extraordinary Session for 1/29/2025
  12. Intro., P1C.

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source