---
type: "Bill"
title: "Labor - As enacted, clarifies that in determining whether a person is an illegal alien for employment purposes, the person's status is considered with respect to the employment of the person at a particular time. - Amends TCA Title 50."
description: "Labor - As enacted, clarifies that in determining whether a person is an illegal alien for employment purposes, the person's status is considered with respect to the employment of the person at a particular time. - Amends TCA Title 50."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1866"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1866 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-23"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34aae851-6dff-4d2a-891d-861a893c3224"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1866&GA=113"
source_hash: "a1ecee60f2843c4443e539f7e9b467e89909c49c9004cc66d91f9a5912954930"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 1866 (113) — Labor - As enacted, clarifies that in determining whether a person is an illegal alien for employment purposes, the person's status is considered with respect to the employment of the person at a particular time. - Amends TCA Title 50.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA1105** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1105.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1866.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/27/2024 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **68–19** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/8/2024 Passed — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 1 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Failed — **15–68** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-08** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-12** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/8/2024
- **2024-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-24** Passed H., Ayes 68, Nays 19, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-31** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-31** Pub. Ch. 1026

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34aae851-6dff-4d2a-891d-861a893c3224`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).