---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Alex Haley, Black History Month -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Alex Haley, Black History Month -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HJR 166"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 166 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gant"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-11"
last_action: "2019-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c01722f-7767-4dae-b5c1-ca5ae95ff47c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0166&GA=111"
source_hash: "7526fa62354c7e48258e4ab2e9a6b8fb85bc3e3cf1dc1531a8e9242f9b2ec83a"
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 166 (111) — Memorials, Recognition - Alex Haley, Black History Month -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0003.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HJR0166.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED MOTION TO ADOPT 2/21/2019 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gant — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-11** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-12** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 2/14/19 `introduction`
- **2019-02-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2-18-19
- **2019-02-14** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2019-02-18** Reset on Regular cal. for 2-21-19
- **2019-02-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-02-21** Adopted as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0
- **2019-02-21** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0003) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-25** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/28/2019
- **2019-02-28** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-04** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-03-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-11** 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/5c01722f-7767-4dae-b5c1-ca5ae95ff47c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).