State Government - As enacted, adds to the Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act that a public benefit does not include a professional or commercial license for purposes of the citizenship verification requirement; specifies that to be eligible for a professional or commercial license, an applicant must show that the applicant is either a United States citizen or authorized under federal law to work in the United States as verified by the SAVE program. - Amends TCA Title 4.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Apr 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2022 · House Apr 11, 2022
How they voted
20–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Apr 14, 2022
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican22
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
17
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 20, Nays 7, PNV 1
upper
Apr 12, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0620)
lower
Apr 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 56, Nays 35, PNV 3
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/23/2022
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2022
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 3/24/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/10/2022
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/8/2022
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 2309
Scope: TN
Hi! I can help you understand HB 2309. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline