Immigration - As enacted, creates certain offenses for a person who is unlawfully present in the United States to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state and a direct employer of such person; requires the law enforcement agency of an officer who arrests a person who is unlawfully present in the United States to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this state to ensure that federal immigration authorities are notified; creates related civil actions for persons injured by an unlawfully present person's operation of a commercial motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.

SB 1587 (Tennessee) makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a person without legal immigration status to operate a commercial motor vehicle in Tennessee. It requires law enforcement to notify federal immigration authorities when arresting such individuals and creates civil liability for employers who knowingly allow undocumented workers to drive commercial vehicles, or state officials who issue licenses to them. The bill allows the state attorney general to sue violators for at least $1 million in penalties and permits private citizens (qui tam plaintiffs) to file lawsuits on behalf of the state. This bill directly affects undocumented immigrants, employers, and state officials involved in commercial vehicle operations.