---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Elon Musk and SpaceX -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Elon Musk and SpaceX -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 486"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 486 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sexton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2025-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/373e1d09-fae4-4b5e-a72c-079e8bf5617a"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0486&ga=114"
source_hash: "c2ac86d49175600b2faa3410ab3a9da5d45e38d5b17eda0cf4890a0a83ea6ed9"
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 486 (114) — Memorials, Recognition - Elon Musk and SpaceX -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0208** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0208.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0209** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0209.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0210** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0210.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0486.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON MOTION TO ADOPT 4/14/2025 Failed — **19–73** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY PEARSON MOTION TO ADOPT 4/14/2025 Passed — **72–20** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON MOTION TO ADOPT 4/14/2025 Passed — **75–18** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 1 BY PEARSON MOTION TO ADOPT 4/14/2025 Failed — **23–72** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 1 BY PEARSON MOTION TO ADOPT 4/14/2025 Passed — **73–21** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY PEARSON MOTION TO ADOPT 4/14/2025 Failed — **20–72** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 4/14/2025 Passed — **74–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sexton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-20** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. 3/24/2025 `introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-03-24** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3/27/2025
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2025-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-27** Held on desk.
- **2025-04-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** Adopted, Ayes 74, Nays 22, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Failed to adopt H. Am No. 3, Ayes 20, Nays 72, PNV 0
- **2025-04-14** Failed to adopt H. Am No. 2, Ayes 19, Nays 73, PNV 0
- **2025-04-14** Failed to adopt H. Am No. 1, Ayes 23, Nays 72, PNV 0
- **2025-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-15** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2025-04-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar on 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05** 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/373e1d09-fae4-4b5e-a72c-079e8bf5617a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).