---
type: "Bill"
title: "Constitutional Conventions - Makes application to Congress for the purpose of calling an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to set a limit on the number of terms to which a person may be elected as a member of the Congress of the United States. -"
description: "Constitutional Conventions - Makes application to Congress for the purpose of calling an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to set a limit on the number of terms to which a person may be elected as a member of the Congress of the United States. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 5"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 5 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Constitutional Conventions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Todd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-16"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/399c19a4-8d12-408e-9ce9-29d3b12ae43d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0005&GA=113"
source_hash: "26b175e4f4491b23e78b49f62c36133f7c00c786023cf257a0bf43057d15ab66"
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 5 (113) — Constitutional Conventions - Makes application to Congress for the purpose of calling an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to set a limit on the number of terms to which a person may be elected as a member of the Congress of the United States. -

## 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/HJR0005.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2024 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/7/2023 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 4/11/2024 Passed — **18–11** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023 3/16/2023 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/23/2023 Passed — **66–27** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Todd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-10** Intro., ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-25** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023
- **2023-03-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Adopted, Ayes 66, Nays 27, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-30** Received from House, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2024-01-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-10** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/16/2024
- **2024-01-17** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/23/2024
- **2024-01-23** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to final calendar
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/8/2024
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/11/2024
- **2024-04-11** Concurred, Ayes 18, Nays 11 `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** 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/399c19a4-8d12-408e-9ce9-29d3b12ae43d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).