---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Rejects and expresses disapproval of the American Law Institute's 2022 changes to Article 213 of the Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Rejects and expresses disapproval of the American Law Institute's 2022 changes to Article 213 of the Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 35"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 35 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cbff560-0b31-4cf5-bbea-ccac076b9dfe"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0035&GA=113"
source_hash: "832f0ceb5d8b5d5e42fb8ce095d8e95b1883254f9fc8e7bbe4ce5377c75c19e6"
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 SJR 35 (113) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Rejects and expresses disapproval of the American Law Institute's 2022 changes to Article 213 of the Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses. -

## 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/SJR0035.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2023 4/6/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Judiciary Committee, refer 2/28/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 3/28/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2023 4/6/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/4/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for adoption by Senate Judiciary Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 4/4/2023
- **2023-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Concurred, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-21** 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/7cbff560-0b31-4cf5-bbea-ccac076b9dfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).