---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges resolution of societal problems stemming from fatherless homes and divorce. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges resolution of societal problems stemming from fatherless homes and divorce. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 108"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 108 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harper"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8134d8a3-38fc-46a9-97ad-c0c3a0019c99"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0108&GA=110"
source_hash: "9cc4ad593b70afc982668bc1c865f52951deec551c6af7e3e77909f38110c0de"
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 108 (110) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges resolution of societal problems stemming from fatherless homes and divorce. -

## 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/SJR0108.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018 3/8/2018 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONCUR 3/15/2018 PASSED — **94–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT AS AMENDED 4/10/2017 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 2/28/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/28/2017 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO CONCUR 3/15/2018 PASSED — **69–19** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harper — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Adopted as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
- **2017-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0241)
- **2017-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-04-13** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-13** Ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/28/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-02-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-15** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-15** Concurred, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-21** 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/8134d8a3-38fc-46a9-97ad-c0c3a0019c99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).