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A Tennessee House subcommittee Tuesday killed a bill that sought to allow the Highway Patrol to sign an agreement with the federal government to enforce immigration laws.

The House Public Safety and Rural Roads Subcommittee voted 6-to-5 to defeat the measure sponsored by Representative Dolores Gresham of Somerville. The measure had passed a full Senate vote a day earlier.
The bill sought to authorize the commissioner of the state Department of Safety to negotiate an agreement with the U-S Department of Homeland Security. Following training and certification, the troopers would be able to enforce federal immigration and customs laws while conducting their normal duties.