---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Acknowledges the current plight of the wild bobwhite quail, Tennessee's official gamebird. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Acknowledges the current plight of the wild bobwhite quail, Tennessee's official gamebird. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 603"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 603 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Halford"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-17"
last_action: "2018-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89db1fcb-1606-49db-99b2-7474d144d736"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0603&GA=110"
source_hash: "831db1a2bb2b48e191f986b6f51ff499b2eb2491373144808c691156e4a35078"
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 603 (110) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Acknowledges the current plight of the wild bobwhite quail, Tennessee's official gamebird. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HJR0603.pdf)

## Votes

- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/20/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **90–0** (fail) · lower
- AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 2/14/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Halford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-17** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-18** Intro., ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/1/2018
- **2018-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-01** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-05** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Energy, Ag. and Nat. Resources Committee 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-05** Received from House, refer to Senate Energy, Ag. and Nat. Resources `introduction`
- **2018-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-05** Adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Recommended for concurrence by S. EA&NR Comm., refer to S. Cal. Comm .
- **2018-03-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-14** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-20** 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/89db1fcb-1606-49db-99b2-7474d144d736`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).