---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for bid to host Special Olympics USA Games in Tennessee. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for bid to host Special Olympics USA Games in Tennessee. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 844"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 844 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87b331bf-7170-4a6f-807d-d0993a59dfe1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0844&GA=113"
source_hash: "c284e45a811623610932a3b2d04f3ab4c6b7a3a387fe0197ed0aa98588a74d75"
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 844 (113) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for bid to host Special Olympics USA Games in 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/HJR0844.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/11/2024 3/7/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/27/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/20/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/27/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Intro., ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-28** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-29** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-07** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Adopted, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Received from House, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2024-03-21** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-21** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate State and Local Gov't Committee for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-27** Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/1/2024
- **2024-04-01** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-09** 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/87b331bf-7170-4a6f-807d-d0993a59dfe1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).