Bill Commons

TN HB 1707

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Immigration - As enacted, requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal immigration authorities acting in the enforcement of federal immigration law; authorizes, until February 1, 2029, a judge who obstructs lawful operations by such department and such authorities acting in the enforcement of federal immigration law to be referred to the board of judicial conduct for proceedings; clarifies that any findings by the board that the judge committed judicial misconduct may be cause for removal. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 38.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Quick answers

Did TN HB 1707 pass?

Yes. TN HB 1707 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-18): Pub. Ch. 953

What is TN HB 1707 about?

TN HB 1707 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Immigration - As enacted, requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal immigration authorities acting in the enforcement of federal immigration law; authorizes, until February 1, 2029, a judge who obstructs lawful operations by such department and such authorities acting in the enforcement of federal immigration law to be referred to the board of judicial conduct for proceedings; clarifies that any findings by the board that the judge committed judicial misconduct may be cause for removal. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 38.”.

Who sponsors TN HB 1707?

Scarbrough is the primary sponsor of TN HB 1707.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-18 — Pub. Ch. 953
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Scarbroughprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-18

    Pub. Ch. 953

  2. 2026-05-18

    Effective date(s) 05/07/2026

  3. 2026-05-07

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-05-06

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-05

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-30

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

    enrolled

  7. 2026-04-30

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  8. 2026-04-23

    H. refused to recede from am. no. 2

  9. 2026-04-23

    Senate refused to recede from amendment

  10. 2026-04-23

    H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026

  11. 2026-04-23

    H. refused to recede in nonconcurrance of SA 2

  12. 2026-04-23

    Conf. comm. appointed. (Reps. Scarborough, Farmer, Doggett, Darby, Camper)

  13. 2026-04-23

    Conference Committee appointed (Rose, Stevens, Kyle)

  14. 2026-04-23

    Conf. comm. report adopted, Ayes 72, Nays 17 PNV 0

  15. 2026-04-23

    Conference Committee report adopted, Ayes 26, Nays 5

  16. 2026-04-23

    Senate returned conference committee report to House

  17. 2026-04-22

    H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 2

  18. 2026-04-21

    H. Placed on Message Calendar 2 for 4-21-26

  19. 2026-04-20

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

    substitution

  20. 2026-04-20

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0938)

  21. 2026-04-20

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0999)

  22. 2026-04-20

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3

    passage

  23. 2026-04-06

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

  24. 2026-04-02

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0758)

    amendment-passage

  25. 2026-04-02

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  26. 2026-04-02

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 71, Nays 24, PNV 0

    passage

  27. 2026-04-02

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

    receipt

  28. 2026-03-26

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  29. 2026-03-25

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  30. 2026-03-23

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-03-18

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  32. 2026-03-18

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  33. 2026-03-11

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-11

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  35. 2026-03-04

    Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026

  36. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  37. 2026-02-25

    Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  38. 2026-02-20

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  39. 2026-02-20

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  40. 2026-01-22

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  41. 2026-01-21

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  42. 2026-01-21

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  43. 2026-01-15

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/11/2026 Passed (6)

    2026-03-11 · pass · 6-1

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2026 Passed (5)

    2026-03-23 · pass · 15-4

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 3/26/2026 (4)

    2026-04-02 · fail · 0-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-04-02 · pass · 72-23

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 2 BY BEHN AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Failed

    2026-04-02 · fail · 24-69

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-02 · pass · 71-24

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/20/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-20 · pass · 27-3

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/23/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-23 · pass · 26-5

  • FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-23 · pass · 72-17

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