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TN SB1699
Bill
Status
1/15/2026
Primary Sponsor
Raumesh Akbari
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the use of state and local government property—including public parking lots, vacant lots, and garages—as staging areas, processing locations, or operations bases for civil immigration enforcement activities.
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Extends the same prohibition to campus grounds of public schools, public charter schools, and private schools, as well as property owned by tax-exempt religious institutions.
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Requires state and local governments to identify publicly owned properties that have been or may be used for immigration enforcement staging, and to implement physical barriers such as locked gates where appropriate.
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Mandates reporting procedures for school and church employees who observe attempted or actual use of their property for civil immigration enforcement, with reports going to supervisors, mayor's offices, and local law enforcement.
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Requires the Department of Safety, in consultation with the Attorney General, to produce and distribute public materials explaining the rights of employees, students, and parishioners regarding federal agents' 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 Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
3/11/2026