---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Government Officials - Urges Governor Lee to work with neighboring states and law enforcement officials to identify and prosecute child and human traffickers. -"
description: "Memorials, Government Officials - Urges Governor Lee to work with neighboring states and law enforcement officials to identify and prosecute child and human traffickers. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 798"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 798 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Government Officials", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCalmon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 34
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bbc5448-174a-4146-a903-1a1ba9f8bc84"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0798&GA=113"
source_hash: "a5f66b362e650f17fbace13d338bb16c4d6e6a6f497e3a072fd21b1a9e12fb27"
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 798 (113) — Memorials, Government Officials - Urges Governor Lee to work with neighboring states and law enforcement officials to identify and prosecute child and human traffickers. -

## 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/HJR0798.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/20/2024 Passed — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Judiciary Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/20/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/6/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024 2/22/2024 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 2/26/2024 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee 2/6/2024 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McCalmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-29** Intro., ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Criminal Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-13** Action def. in Criminal Justice Committee to 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. Criminal Justice Committee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Adopted, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Received from House, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `introduction`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
- **2024-03-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-19** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Judiciary Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-03-22** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-25** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2024-03-25** Motion to lift from the table adopted.
- **2024-03-25** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-04** 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/4bbc5448-174a-4146-a903-1a1ba9f8bc84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).