---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - Designates August 1 as \"Gold Star Children's Day.\" -"
description: "Naming and Designating - Designates August 1 as \"Gold Star Children's Day.\" -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 733"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 733 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-11"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef161986-acb6-4231-9300-0e4170c8c863"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0733&GA=113"
source_hash: "fd10347254a107ffbc64d61a8b2dc7db1273a4105fbba9f262e59e372f69a491"
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 733 (113) — Naming and Designating - Designates August 1 as "Gold Star Children's Day." -

## 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/HJR0733.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2024 2/8/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/5/2024 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 2/12/2024 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/7/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 1/30/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Butler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-22** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-22** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-24** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 1/30/2024
- **2024-01-24** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Intro., ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/7/2024
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/8/2024
- **2024-02-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2024
- **2024-02-12** Adopted, Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-15** Received from House, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2024-02-27** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-08** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-12** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-19** 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/ef161986-acb6-4231-9300-0e4170c8c863`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).