Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "One America Act," which requires every person who has resided in this state for a period of more than 30 days and who is not lawfully present in the United States to register and submit to an interview with the department at which time the department may issue the person a one-year visa for re-entry into the United States and to this state; if the person does not commit a criminal offense within such one-year period, the person is eligible to apply for permanent resident status upon completion of the one-year period. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 39.
HB 1925, the "One America Act," requires non-lawfully present individuals who have lived in Tennessee for over 30 days to register with the Tennessee Department of Safety and undergo an interview. If approved, they receive a one-year visa allowing lawful re-entry to the U.S. and Tennessee; after one year with no criminal offenses, they may apply for permanent resident status. Those denied eligibility must leave the U.S. within 30 days. The bill amends Tennessee Code Titles 4, 8, and 39 but remains pending in committee with no voting record yet.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Mar 17, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Def. to Summer Study in Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/17/2026
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gino Bulso
RRepublican
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