---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges local education agencies to provide ACEs training for all teachers. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges local education agencies to provide ACEs training for all teachers. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 166"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 166 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e41ea80-22c0-4477-aaa6-4b8d6c981e9c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0166&GA=111"
source_hash: "7726e8b60346b47cca459cfb193fb8ff21e9126b423708342f61e62583f32349"
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 166 (111) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges local education agencies to provide ACEs training for all teachers. -

## 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/SJR0166.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/23/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/6/2019 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/11/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/24/2019 4/23/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education 4/23/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2019 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-02-27** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/6/2019
- **2019-03-06** Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-08** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/11/2019
- **2019-03-11** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-14** Rcvd. from S., ref. to Delayed Bill Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Placed on cal. Delayed Bill Committee for 4/4/2019
- **2019-04-04** Approved by Delayed Bills Comm.
- **2019-04-08** Ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-22** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-23** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-23** Placed on cal. Education for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-24** Concurred, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-04-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-30** 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/1e41ea80-22c0-4477-aaa6-4b8d6c981e9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).