HB 2185 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes the electronic portal to be created by the coordinator of elections prior to January 1, 2028, to access data from the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program if the United States department of homeland security, United States citizenship and immigration services makes such data available via a secure web service. - Amends TCA Title 2.

HB 2185 authorizes Tennessee's election coordinator to create an electronic portal that can access federal immigration verification data from the SAVE program (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) via a secure web service, if the U.S. Department of Homeland Security makes this data available. The bill directly affects Tennessee election officials who would use this portal to verify voter eligibility. Key provisions allow the portal to access SAVE data securely upon federal availability, without requiring new federal data sharing. This is a procedural update to election law, not a new eligibility requirement, and only activates if DHS-USCIS provides the data through a secure channel.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed Apr 21, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Apr 21, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 6
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 22, PNV 0
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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State
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Photo of William Lamberth
William Lamberth
RRepublican
TN
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