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IntroducedDec 16, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Tennessee Senate Bill
Immigration - As introduced, requires a memorandum of understanding entered between a law enforcement agency and federal officials concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws to include a requirement that the law enforcement agency accept and honor any immigration detainer received from federal immigration authorities, including maintaining custody of the subject of an immigration detainer for 48 hours beyond the time when the subject would have otherwise been released to allow federal immigration authorities to take custody of the subject and notifying federal immigration authorities as soon as possible prior to releasing the subject. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 14, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 1486
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 7
NO: 2
OTHER: 0
YES: 6
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 16
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
YES: 9
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 72
NO: 23
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 27
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 76
NO: 18
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- Companion House Bill substituted
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/14/2026
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 0
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/1/2026
- Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2026
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/31/2026
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
- Dec 16, 2025 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
Documents
- Fiscal Memo for SA0618 (13636) - Amendment 1-0 to SB1486
- Fiscal Memo for SA0964 (16827) - Amendment 1-0 to SB1486
- Video: Senate Floor Session Apr 14, 2026 (02h 01m)HTML
- Video: Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Apr 1, 2026 (03h 08m)HTML
- Video: Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Mar 31, 2026 (02h 32m)HTML
- Video: Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 9, 2026 (01h 29m)HTML
- Video: Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 17, 2026 (03h 00m)HTML



