---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - Designates Pumpkin Pie as a symbol of the State of Tennessee. -"
description: "Naming and Designating - Designates Pumpkin Pie as a symbol of the State of Tennessee. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 23"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 23 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2769135f-152c-4a99-9a27-f2b9dfe760f4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0023&GA=113"
source_hash: "93064aaebaf667c05aec2f03fe989fa8df8086db96772532c2a13e6614899e12"
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 23 (113) — Naming and Designating - Designates Pumpkin Pie as a symbol of the State of Tennessee. -

## 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/HJR0023.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/2/2023 Passed (1) — **92–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/22/2023 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/14/2023 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/27/2023 2/23/2023 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/22/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/14/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/2/2023 Passed — **92–2** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/27/2023 2/23/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Russell — 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 State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
- **2023-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/22/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-23** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/2/2023
- **2023-02-27** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2023-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Adopted, Ayes 92, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Received from House, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/27/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-10** 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/2769135f-152c-4a99-9a27-f2b9dfe760f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).