---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Encourages the State of Tennessee to develop an energy production plan in an effort to become an energy exporter. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Encourages the State of Tennessee to develop an energy production plan in an effort to become an energy exporter. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 119"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 119 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fritts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2024-02-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33844883-2567-41d5-850d-852d3bdd0eec"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0119&GA=113"
source_hash: "0f527d4cd6f8302af4801a8650136d87eaf4cc1a24e4b05916effa20894ad20d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HJR 119 (113) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Encourages the State of Tennessee to develop an energy production plan in an effort to become an energy exporter. -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HJR0119.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/14/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/20/2023 3/16/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 1/24/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/29/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/7/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fritts — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., ref. to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Action Def. in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee to 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-16** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/20/2023
- **2023-03-20** Adopted, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Received from House, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 1/17/2024
- **2024-01-17** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 1/24/2024
- **2024-01-24** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-01-26** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 1/29/2024
- **2024-01-29** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-01-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-01-31** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33844883-2567-41d5-850d-852d3bdd0eec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).