HB 1897 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Election Laws - As introduced, requires each county election commission to check each applicant with the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program database prior to placing a registrant on the voter rolls in order to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in the county; requires, at least once each quarter, the county election commission to check the county's entire voter registration list through the SAVE program database to ensure that non-United States citizens are not on the voter rolls in the county. - Amends TCA Title 2.

HB 1897 requires Tennessee county election commissions to verify the citizenship status of every voter registration applicant using the federal SAVE program database before adding them to voter rolls. It also mandates quarterly checks of the entire county voter list through the same database to remove any non-citizen registrations. The bill directly affects county election offices and ensures voter rolls only include U.S. citizens. This is a procedural change to voter registration procedures, eliminating non-citizen registrations through mandatory database checks.

Issues: ✗ Immigration

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2026

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Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

Intro., P1C.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors