---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - \"Child Abuse Prevention Month,\" April 2019 -"
description: "Naming and Designating - \"Child Abuse Prevention Month,\" April 2019 -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HJR 63"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 63 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbab1926-1fd2-4902-a1d5-fdb7433311f0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0063&GA=111"
source_hash: "f1f65e0bf9d3542c78623d7f0bcd18436bd5951be279c37356bb3585a75bae0a"
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 63 (111) — Naming and Designating - "Child Abuse Prevention Month," April 2019 -

## 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/111/Bill/HJR0063.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/25/2019 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/25/2019 2/21/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Judiciary Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/12/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/19/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Intro., ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-19** Rec. for pass; 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 Consent Calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-25** Adopted, Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-02-28** Received from House, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/12/2019
- **2019-03-12** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Judiciary Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbab1926-1fd2-4902-a1d5-fdb7433311f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).