---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for the Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots (AMERICANS) Act of 2023. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for the Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots (AMERICANS) Act of 2023. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 127"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 127 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9848783-06d5-4908-8dd8-990844110ce8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0127&GA=113"
source_hash: "475e0d06f4d237ff44713832041eba3a0d1504f890f59725daf3e32d740e7672"
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 127 (113) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for the Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots (AMERICANS) Act of 2023. -

## 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/SJR0127.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023 3/30/2023 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONCUR 4/6/2023 Passed — **71–21** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/29/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/15/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 2/21/2023 Passed (2) — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/27/2023 Passed (1) — **26–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-27** Adopted, Ayes 25, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-22** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/29/2023
- **2023-03-29** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-29** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-06** Concurred, Ayes 71, Nays 21, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** 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/d9848783-06d5-4908-8dd8-990844110ce8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).