eo no" General Assembty ota ERE ae State of Femnessee wet ‘The Honorable Herbert H.Slatery, II Attorney General and Reporter 425 Fifth Avenue, North, 2% Floor Nashwille, TN 37243 Dear General Slatery: {As you know, the council ofthe Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County is considering passage of Ordinance No. BL2017-739 relative to illegal immigration. We are writing to you today to seek a formal opinion as to ‘whether the ordinance, if adopted, would have any effect on enforcement of Federal immigration laws or on current state law, including Tennessee Code Annotated Title 7, Chapter 68, intended to ensure compliance with the Federal law. As always, we appreciate the exceptional work that your staf provides to this General Assembly andto the citizens of Tennessee. Thank you for your atention to this matter. Respectfully submittec, Senator Jim Tracy Representative Beth Harwell Speaker Pro Tempore ‘Speaker of the House