Employees, Employers - As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization status of each prospective employee through the federal E-Verify program prior to employment; authorizes the attorney general to enforce compliance with the requirement against local governments and subjects a noncompliant local government to the withholding of all funds of this state allocated to the local government via grant, contract, or statute, including, but not limited to, state-shared taxes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50.

SB 1922 requires all Tennessee state and local government employers (including counties, cities, schools, and agencies) to verify new hires' work authorization using the federal E-Verify program before employment, starting July 1, 2026. It mandates employers to maintain E-Verify documentation for each employee during their employment. Noncompliant local governments face enforcement actions by the Attorney General, including withholding all state funds allocated to them via grants, contracts, or statutes. The bill directly affects public sector employers and aims to ensure compliance with federal work authorization requirements through state-level enforcement.