---
type: "Bill"
title: "Immigration - As enacted, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief immigration enforcement officer; establishes a grant program to promote the enforcement of federal immigration laws; creates criminal penalties for officials who adopt sanctuary policies and subsequently requires their removal from office upon conviction; requires the department of safety to issue lawful permanent residents a temporary driver license, instead of a standard license, to aid in determining voter eligibility; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55."
description: "Immigration - As enacted, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief immigration enforcement officer; establishes a grant program to promote the enforcement of federal immigration laws; creates criminal penalties for officials who adopt sanctuary policies and subsequently requires their removal from office upon conviction; requires the department of safety to issue lawful permanent residents a temporary driver license, instead of a standard license, to aid in determining voter eligibility; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114S1"
identifier: "SB 6002"
citation: "Tennessee SB 6002 (114S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Immigration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 16
action_count: 33
vote_count: 16
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-02-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05954040-f4f0-416c-9fb6-fe642f66820e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB6002&ga=114"
source_hash: "1303d246d0d027376289983d2c745a6aaf06280c10e69f65398445ffe3254371"
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 6002 (114S1) — Immigration - As enacted, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief immigration enforcement officer; establishes a grant program to promote the enforcement of federal immigration laws; creates criminal penalties for officials who adopt sanctuary policies and subsequently requires their removal from office upon conviction; requires the department of safety to issue lawful permanent residents a temporary driver license, instead of a standard license, to aid in determining voter eligibility; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA6031** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA6031.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA6032** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA6032.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA6033** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA6033.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA6034** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA6034.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA6038** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA6038.pdf)
6. **Amendment HA6040** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA6040.pdf)
7. **Amendment HA6048** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA6048.pdf)
8. **Amendment HA6049** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA6049.pdf)
9. **Amendment HA6050** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA6050.pdf)
10. **Amendment HA6051** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA6051.pdf)
11. **Amendment SA6001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA6001.pdf)
12. **Amendment SA6007** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA6007.pdf)
13. **Amendment SA6010** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA6010.pdf)
14. **Amendment SA6011** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA6011.pdf)
15. **Amendment SA6012** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA6012.pdf)
16. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB6002.pdf)

## Votes

- TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee Ayes 8, Nays 1 PNV 0 1/28/2025 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 8 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Failed — **24–70** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 3 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Failed — **24–70** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 6 BY JONES J PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Failed — **24–71** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 10 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Failed — **22–70** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee 1/28/2025 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Passed — **72–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Amend# 5 by Senator Oliver 1/29/2025 Failed — **6–27** (fail) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0 1/29/2025 Passed — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 1/29/2025 Passed — **26–7** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 9 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Failed — **23–70** (fail) · lower
- SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 1/28/2025 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Passed — **71–20** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 1/29/2025 Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 7 BY DIXIE PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Failed — **24–73** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Failed — **25–72** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-27** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 1/29/2025
- **2025-01-27** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/29/2025
- **2025-01-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/28/2025
- **2025-01-27** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 1/28/2025
- **2025-01-27** Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 1/28/2025
- **2025-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-01-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2025-01-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2025-01-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2025-01-28** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-01-29** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 7 `passage`
- **2025-01-29** Failed to adopt, Ayes 6, Nays 27 (Amendment 5 - SA6012)
- **2025-01-29** Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA6011) `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-01-29** Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA6010) `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-01-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA6007)
- **2025-01-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA6001)
- **2025-01-29** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 1/29/2025
- **2025-01-29** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2025-01-29** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2025-01-30** Passed H., Ayes 72, Nays 22, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-01-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA6032) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-01-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA6031) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-01-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-01-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-02-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-02-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-25** Effective date(s) 02/12/2025, 07/01/2025, 01/01/2026
- **2025-02-25** Pub. Ch. 1

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05954040-f4f0-416c-9fb6-fe642f66820e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).