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 agency or local government that hires a new employee must first confirm the worker’s legal authorization through the federal E‑Verify system. The attorney general can investigate complaints and, if a local government fails to comply, can withhold all state‑allocated money, including grant and tax revenues. The rule applies to counties, cities, school districts and other political subdivisions.

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