---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the Secretary of State to include a discussion of the significance and history of the Appalachian dialect in Section VI of the Tennessee Blue Book. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the Secretary of State to include a discussion of the significance and history of the Appalachian dialect in Section VI of the Tennessee Blue Book. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 803"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 803 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2992a2c7-d7a1-421f-b4ab-23a0823d7744"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0803&ga=114"
source_hash: "b8c24f478cfad911fa225349925dd187364cdc5b2e294f706fb0b9638231a0ac"
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 803 (114) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the Secretary of State to include a discussion of the significance and history of the Appalachian dialect in Section VI of the Tennessee Blue Book. -

## 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/HJR0803.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 4/14/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/30/2026 Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/10/2026 Passed (3) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (2) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/16/2026 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 3/26/2026 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Faison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-01-23** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026
- **2026-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
- **2026-03-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-30** Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-02** Received from House, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2026-04-13** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-13** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate State & Local Committee on 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-14** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-14** Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-04-16** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-30** 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/2992a2c7-d7a1-421f-b4ab-23a0823d7744`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).