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Committee advances amendment adding proof‑of‑legal‑status requirement for licensure
Summary
House Bill 1709 (as amended) adds proof of legal status—citizenship, green card, or other legal status—as a licensure requirement for professions that must verify legal status; the committee sent the measure to Calendar and Rules.
A sponsor presented House Bill 1709 as an amendment to licensure statutes that would require proof of legal status—citizenship, green card or other proof of legal immigration status—as a condition for professional licensure in Tennessee. The sponsor described the change as adding licensure requirements for professions that require proof of legal status and yielded to questions; after brief discussion the committee voted to send HB1709 to Calendar and Rules (vote recorded as 17 ayes, 4 nays).
Members had questions in prior sessions, according to the chair, and the amendment was processed in committee before the vote. The committee advanced the bill to the next stage of consideration.
