---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Requests TVA to address energy issues as they pertain to winter weather events in order to avoid rolling blackouts and power outages. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Requests TVA to address energy issues as they pertain to winter weather events in order to avoid rolling blackouts and power outages. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 135"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 135 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2024-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6203d94c-9172-45d5-8a87-e7ffa9654a93"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0135&GA=113"
source_hash: "771b9e7a6fe250b1678cf081a9eda173c4d636e328d73bafc4f455334a815b33"
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 135 (113) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Requests TVA to address energy issues as they pertain to winter weather events in order to avoid rolling blackouts and power outages. -

## 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/HJR0135.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/6/2023 3/2/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/12/2024 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/21/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 2/14/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** 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`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2023
- **2023-03-02** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Adopted, Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-09** Received from House, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-07** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/12/2024
- **2024-02-12** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-02-21** 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/6203d94c-9172-45d5-8a87-e7ffa9654a93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).