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TN HB1482

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2026

Primary Sponsor

Gabby Salinas

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits use of state and local government parking lots, vacant lots, and garages as staging areas, processing locations, or operations bases for civil immigration enforcement activities

  • Bans civil immigration enforcement staging on public school campuses (including charter schools), private school grounds, and property owned by tax-exempt religious institutions

  • Requires state and local governments to identify publicly owned properties that have been or may be used for immigration enforcement staging, and authorizes use of physical barriers like locked gates to restrict access

  • Mandates school and church employees report any attempted or actual immigration enforcement use of their property to supervisors, who must then notify the mayor's office and local law enforcement

  • Requires the Department of Safety and Attorney General to produce and distribute materials informing employees, students, and parishioners of their rights regarding federal agent entry to property

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7, Chapter 68; Title 12; Title 38; Title 49 and Title 50, Chapter 1, relative to immigration enforcement activities.

Immigration

Last Action

Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Departments & Agencies Subcommittee3/11/2026
State & Local Government1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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