---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 509"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 509 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-26"
last_action: "2025-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2ab92f3-4391-4363-8f9b-34614236c46b"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0509&ga=114"
source_hash: "0a199baab0dbafae6ed272b4a0684ee48b05ce05dc40ed022a1365048642c1e8"
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 509 (114) — Memorials, Recognition - 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0509.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/10/2025 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 4/3/2025 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-03-27** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. 3/31/2025 `introduction`
- **2025-03-31** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/3/2025
- **2025-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-31** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2025-04-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-03** All Ayes added as Sponsors `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-03** Adopted, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-07** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2025-04-08** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-10** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-15** 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/c2ab92f3-4391-4363-8f9b-34614236c46b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).