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Tennessee General Assembly· HB 2185Transmitted to Governor for his action.

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 i, the official text

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                          PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 775

                                                  HOUSE BILL NO. 2185

             By Representatives Lamberth, Reeves, Todd, Bricken, Crawford, Moody

                                       Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 2204

             By Senators Johnson, Bowling, Lowe, Pody, Rose, Seal, Stevens, White

         AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to voter eligibility.

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

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-2-401, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection (c) and redesignating the existing subsection (c) and any
subsequent subsection accordingly:

                    (c) The portal may also access data from the systematic alien verification for
          entitlements (SAVE) program from the United States department of homeland security,
          United States citizenship and immigration services (DHS-USCIS), if DHS-USCIS makes
          such data available via a secure web service.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         HOUSE BILL NO. 2185

PASSED:  April 6. 2026

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                                   CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                                   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                                   RANDY ~NALLY
                                      SPEAKER OF THE tENATE

/1prl APPROVED this .21-sr day of  I  2026

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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR
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