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, o...

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Starting July 1, 2026, any Tennessee state or local government agency that hires a new worker must first verify the worker’s legal right to work using the federal E‑Verify system. The attorney general can investigate violations and withhold any state‑allocated money, including grant and tax revenues, from governments that fail to comply. The law also defines who counts as an employer, employee, and local government and requires employers to keep verification records.

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