---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Government Officials - Urges Governor and State Capitol Commission to name new entrance to Motlow Tunnel \"Heritage Gateway Entrance\" in honor of workers who helped build Tennessee State Capitol. -"
description: "Memorials, Government Officials - Urges Governor and State Capitol Commission to name new entrance to Motlow Tunnel \"Heritage Gateway Entrance\" in honor of workers who helped build Tennessee State Capitol. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 318"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 318 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Government Officials", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shaw"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-03-06"
last_action: "2025-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43334118-332c-4396-81f2-d92d38c240e1"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0318&ga=114"
source_hash: "8bda9c8e013f8a904e32600d39283e892b95dd6f1aeb37578f6a26dfa920a862"
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 318 (114) — Memorials, Government Officials - Urges Governor and State Capitol Commission to name new entrance to Motlow Tunnel "Heritage Gateway Entrance" in honor of workers who helped build Tennessee State Capitol. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0316** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0316.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0318.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 4/7/2025 Passed — **8–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **31–2** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 4/21/2025 Passed (2) — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED MOTION TO ADOPT 4/14/2025 Passed — **91–3** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (2) — **23–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shaw — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-06** Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-31** Placed on cal. Delayed Bills Committee for 4/1/2025
- **2025-04-02** Approved by Delayed Bills Comm.
- **2025-04-03** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 4/7/2025
- **2025-04-03** Intro., ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-07** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** Adopted as am., Ayes 91, Nays 3, PNV 0
- **2025-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0316) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-15** Received from House, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee `introduction`
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-21** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-02** 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/43334118-332c-4396-81f2-d92d38c240e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).