---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes fire protection services as an essential service in this state; encourages local governments to ensure that fire protection services are available to all residents of this state. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes fire protection services as an essential service in this state; encourages local governments to ensure that fire protection services are available to all residents of this state. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 790"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 790 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atchley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c403a00-8fb1-4013-b872-780bb9e8676d"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0790&ga=114"
source_hash: "16c87ec5c6a28d62ffb125a2732effd6983343382747b2b1bd913b4a1b18c986"
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 790 (114) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes fire protection services as an essential service in this state; encourages local governments to ensure that fire protection services are available to all residents of this state. -

## 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/HJR0790.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/23/2026 2/19/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/18/2026 Passed (3) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/11/2026 Passed (4) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/17/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Atchley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/11/2026
- **2026-02-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-11** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/18/2026
- **2026-02-11** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026
- **2026-02-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/23/2026
- **2026-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-23** Adopted, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-26** Received from House, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-23** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-03-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-31** 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/6c403a00-8fb1-4013-b872-780bb9e8676d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).