---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses strong support for completion of the southern border wall and urges Congress to immediately take action to fund the construction. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses strong support for completion of the southern border wall and urges Congress to immediately take action to fund the construction. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 27"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 27 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61c4cfc4-b53f-4bae-963a-32f98ec636da"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0027&GA=113"
source_hash: "ce2457a011dbc0f32222b51d1c6465d842c3929da5caf58d13b8574d5d3266ef"
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 27 (113) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses strong support for completion of the southern border wall and urges Congress to immediately take action to fund the construction. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HJR0027.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/8/2023 Passed — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 4/19/2023 Passed — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 4/21/2023 Passed — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/22/2023 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/30/2023 Passed — **69–23** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023 3/23/2023 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-12** Intro., ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Adopted, Ayes 69, Nays 23, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Received from House, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee `introduction`
- **2023-04-17** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2023
- **2023-04-17** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Cal. 4-20-23
- **2023-04-19** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/19/2023
- **2023-04-19** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. FW&M Comm. 4-19-23
- **2023-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** 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/61c4cfc4-b53f-4bae-963a-32f98ec636da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).