TN SB 268

died on adjournment

Immigration - As introduced, requires a financial institution to verify the immigration status of a person sending funds electronically outside of the United States and its territories; changes the definition of resident or citizen of this state to mean citizens of the United States and aliens lawfully present in this state; requires the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a pupil who is not lawfully residing in this state, but who attends a public school in this state, to pay tuition. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 4; Title 7; Title 45 and Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

Quick answers

Did TN SB 268 pass?

No. TN SB 268 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-01): Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

What is TN SB 268 about?

TN SB 268 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Immigration - As introduced, requires a financial institution to verify the immigration status of a person sending funds electronically outside of the United States and its territories; changes the definition of resident or citizen of this state to mean citizens of the United States and aliens lawfully present in this state; requires the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a pupil who is not lawfully residing in this state, but who attends a public school in this state, to pay tuition. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 4; Title 7; Title 45 and Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 268?

Hensley is the primary sponsor of TN SB 268.

Introduced: 2025-01-27
Latest action: 2025-04-01 — Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Immigration

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-23
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-01-27
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
introduction
2025-02-10
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-11
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
2025-03-18
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025
2025-03-19
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
2025-03-25
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025
2025-03-26
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
2025-04-01
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
referral-committee

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Votes

SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/21/2023 Passed
2023-02-21 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Akbari: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Niceley: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Southerland: yes
- Swann: yes
- Watson: yes
- Yager: yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/27/2023 Passed
2023-02-27 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (32)
- Bailey: yes
- Bowling: yes
- Briggs: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Crowe: yes
- Gardenhire: yes
- Haile: yes
- Hensley: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Lamar: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lundberg: yes
- Massey: yes
- Niceley: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Pody: yes
- Powers: yes
- Reeves: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Rose: yes
- Southerland: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Swann: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Walley: yes
- Watson: yes
- White: yes
- Yager: yes
- Yarbro: yes
- Mr. Speaker McNally: yes
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2023 Passed
2023-03-20 · pass · 78-10
Member-level votes (90)
- Alexander: yes
- Baum: yes
- Beck: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bricken: yes
- Burkhart: yes
- Camper: yes
- Carr: yes
- Carringer: yes
- Chism: yes
- Clemmons: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Davis: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Faison: yes
- Farmer: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Gant: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Glynn: yes
- Grills: yes
- Hakeem: yes
- Hale: yes
- Hardaway: yes
- Harris: yes
- Haston: yes
- Hawk: yes
- Hazlewood: yes
- Helton-Haynes: yes
- Hemmer: yes
- Hicks G: yes
- Hicks T: yes
- Holsclaw: yes
- Howell: yes
- Hulsey: yes
- Hurt: yes
- Jernigan: yes
- Johnson C: yes
- Keisling: yes
- Kumar: yes
- Lamberth: yes
- Leatherwood: yes
- Littleton: yes
- Love: yes
- Lynn: yes
- Marsh: yes
- Martin B: yes
- Martin G: yes
- McCalmon: yes
- McKenzie: yes
- Miller: yes
- Moody: yes
- Moon: yes
- Parkinson: yes
- Powers: yes
- Ragan: yes
- Raper: yes
- Reedy: yes
- Rudd: yes
- Rudder: yes
- Russell: yes
- Shaw: yes
- Sherrell: yes
- Slater: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Todd: yes
- Towns: yes
- Travis: yes
- Vaughan: yes
- Vital: yes
- White: yes
- Whitson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wright: yes
- Zachary: yes
- Barrett: no
- Bulso: no
- Butler: no
- Capley: no
- Cepicky: no
- Dixie: no
- Doggett: no
- Fritts: no
- Richey: no
- Warner: no
- Campbell S: not voting
- Lafferty: not voting

Related bills

Companion bill: HB 145

Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0268&ga=114

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