---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to permit states to make child abuse registries public. -"
description: "Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to permit states to make child abuse registries public. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 19"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 19 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Congress", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Littleton"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59ee7d38-7121-4271-b855-5454335bf1c7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0019&GA=113"
source_hash: "70b22206a740d60bc214f8beece1319efe4d966130df3b041278ffd6711dd45a"
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 19 (113) — Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to permit states to make child abuse registries public. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HJR0019.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/28/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/13/2023 3/9/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 4/5/2023 Passed (2) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/21/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 4/5/2023 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Littleton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-11** Intro., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-16** Received from House, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/4/2023
- **2023-04-04** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/5/2023
- **2023-04-04** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/11/2023
- **2023-04-05** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-04-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/10/2023
- **2023-04-10** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-20** 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/59ee7d38-7121-4271-b855-5454335bf1c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).