---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes teen suicide as a health crisis in Tennessee. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes teen suicide as a health crisis in Tennessee. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HJR 1"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 1 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Staples"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-11-07"
last_action: "2020-02-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a27e519-f6b0-4842-bab0-f8750204b815"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0001&GA=111"
source_hash: "5c7b70472ef52e8a970ea3be407aeb93ee8bd1ada9573e83a6b94a66b811ea00"
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 1 (111) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes teen suicide as a health crisis in Tennessee. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0005** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0005.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0006.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HJR0001.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED MOTION TO ADOPT 2/25/2019 Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/19/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/13/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Health and Welfare Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 1/22/2020 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 1/27/2020 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/25/2019 2/21/2019 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Staples — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-08** Intro. held on desk. `introduction`
- **2019-01-10** Ref. to Health `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23** Assigned to s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 2/6/2019
- **2019-02-06** Placed on s/c cal Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee for 2/13/2019
- **2019-02-06** Action Def. in s/c Mental Health & Substance Abuse Subcommittee to 2/13/2019
- **2019-02-13** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-13** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/21/2019
- **2019-02-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-25** Adopted as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
- **2019-02-25** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0005) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-02-25** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0006) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-02-28** Received from House, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee `introduction`
- **2020-01-15** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 1/22/2020
- **2020-01-22** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Health and Welfare Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-01-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 1/27/2020
- **2020-01-27** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-01-29** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-01-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-01-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-01-29** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-02-03** 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/1a27e519-f6b0-4842-bab0-f8750204b815`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).