---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - Designates August 11, 2024, as \"Sheriff Eddie Tester Day.\" -"
description: "Naming and Designating - Designates August 11, 2024, as \"Sheriff Eddie Tester Day.\" -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 854"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 854 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe89c77f-dc50-48c2-aac8-bf425827821b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0854&GA=113"
source_hash: "b59c0eb55503d1c74e0d4809057cc746a4f66027958f6ba2195940381a191482"
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 854 (113) — Naming and Designating - Designates August 11, 2024, as "Sheriff Eddie Tester 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/HJR0854.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/23/2024 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2024 4/4/2024 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2024 4/4/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2024 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/12/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 4/15/2024 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/12/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 4/15/2024 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/23/2024 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hill — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Intro., ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-07** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-12** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-20** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2024
- **2024-04-10** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2024-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-15** Adopted, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-17** Received from House, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2024-04-22** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways, & Means Committee for 4/23/24
- **2024-04-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
- **2024-04-22** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2024-04-22** Recalled from Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2024-04-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-23** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-24** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-07** 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/fe89c77f-dc50-48c2-aac8-bf425827821b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).