---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges all agencies and institutions of higher education in Tennessee to encourage innovation in lowering the cost of textbooks. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges all agencies and institutions of higher education in Tennessee to encourage innovation in lowering the cost of textbooks. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 723"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 723 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matlock"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd1dcd1f-427e-4b4c-bdbf-d78d4ef7e97e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0723&GA=110"
source_hash: "aa7c5a6c1390bd1167f49e6693f2c0e8a3763a4d7c22be7249214648f10c2e07"
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 723 (110) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges all agencies and institutions of higher education in Tennessee to encourage innovation in lowering the cost of textbooks. -

## 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/HJR0723.pdf)

## Votes

- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs 2/21/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/27/2018 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **90–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **29–0** (fail) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2018 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matlock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 2/21/2018
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 2/27/2018
- **2018-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** 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** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/5/2018
- **2018-03-05** Adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-08** Received from House, refer to Senate Education Committee `introduction`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-21** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/26/2018
- **2018-03-26** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-29** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-02** 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/bd1dcd1f-427e-4b4c-bdbf-d78d4ef7e97e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).