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                           PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 953

                                                HOUSE BILL NO. 1707

By Representatives Scarbrough, Mr. Speaker Sexton, Zachary, Lamberth, Marsh, Garrett,
Cochran, Bulso, Lafferty, Reeves, White, Howell, Gary Hicks, Todd, Vaughan, Farmer,
Moody, Powers, Grills, Kumar, Davis, Capley, Russell, Littleton, Hawk, Hale, Carringer,
Leatherwood, Doggett, Fritts, McCalmon, Greg Martin, Moon, Alexander, Boyd, Sherrell,
Maberry, Renea Jones, Tim Hicks, Crawford, Wright, Hill, Lankford, Eldridge, Gant,
Rudder, Brock Martin, Butler, Helton-Haynes, Bricken, Warner, Atchley, Stinnett,
Keisling, Raper, Stevens, Haston, Moody, Terry, Cepicky, Hurt, Barrett, Reneau, Reedy

                                      Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1952

         By Senators Rose, Bowling, Gardenhire, Crowe, Hensley, Lowe, Pody, Taylor

          AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17
and Title 38, relative to immigration.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 1, is amended by adding the
following new section:

                    (a) Each court must cooperate with the United States department of homeland
          security and federal immigration authorities acting in the enforcement of federal
          immigration law.

                    (b) A judge who obstructs lawful operations by the United States department of
          homeland security or federal immigration authorities acting in the enforcement of federal
          immigration law may be referred to the board of judicial conduct for proceedings
          pursuant to title 17, chapter 5, part 3, and any findings by the board that the judge
          committed judicial misconduct may be cause for removal pursuant to the Constitution of
          Tennessee, Article VI, § 6.

                    (c) This section terminates February 1, 2029.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it,
and terminates February 1, 2029.
                    HOUSE BILL NO. 1707

PASSED:  April 23. 2026

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                           CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                      RANDY MCNAl\LY
                         SPEAKER OF THE SENAlrE

7 ~ APPROVED this tJ2.. day of           2026

BILL LEE, GOVERNOR