---
type: "Bill"
title: "Immigration - As enacted, requires a memorandum of understanding entered between certain law enforcement agencies and federal officials concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws to include a requirement that the agency accept and honor any immigration detainer received from federal immigration authorities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41."
description: "Immigration - As enacted, requires a memorandum of understanding entered between certain law enforcement agencies and federal officials concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws to include a requirement that the agency accept and honor any immigration detainer received from federal immigration authorities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2018"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2018 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Immigration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cochran"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0735aa85-beb9-4268-bfdb-0c2aa6328561"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2018&ga=114"
source_hash: "914b759139d78c0b207452c18e9976d902b6d8be62e4e89c0ddb66125774524a"
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 HB 2018 (114) — Immigration - As enacted, requires a memorandum of understanding entered between certain law enforcement agencies and federal officials concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws to include a requirement that the agency accept and honor any immigration detainer received from federal immigration authorities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0618** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0618.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0964** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0964.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2018.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026 4/2/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1) — **72–23** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2026 Passed (1) — **27–5** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 4/16/2026 Passed — **76–18** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (3) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2026 Passed — **16–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cochran — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
- **2026-03-03** Action Def. in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-18** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-06** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 23, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-14** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0618)
- **2026-04-14** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0964)
- **2026-04-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-16** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 Ayes 76, Nays 18 PNV 0 HB2018
- **2026-04-17** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-26** Pub. Ch. 1001

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0735aa85-beb9-4268-bfdb-0c2aa6328561`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).