---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - Designates February 24 as \"SCN2A Awareness Day.\" -"
description: "Naming and Designating - Designates February 24 as \"SCN2A Awareness Day.\" -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 778"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 778 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Slater"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74c81b83-29d2-4c61-b2f2-c5e3312050f0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0778&GA=113"
source_hash: "46977c67b7387ac613530bdf408a79357062e065c1557c44d50140a0c25a74ca"
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 778 (113) — Naming and Designating - Designates February 24 as "SCN2A Awareness Day." -

## 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/HJR0778.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Health and Welfare Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 2/6/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 2/26/2024 Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/14/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Slater — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Intro., ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Adopted, Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Received from House, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee `introduction`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Health and Welfare Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-22** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2024-03-25** Motion to lift from the table adopted.
- **2024-03-25** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-04** 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/74c81b83-29d2-4c61-b2f2-c5e3312050f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).