---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for State of Israel and condemns recent attacks on Israel. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for State of Israel and condemns recent attacks on Israel. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 870"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 870 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2024-01-23"
last_action: "2024-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a32120b2-8a39-49b0-8ca2-76ecc7600c4a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0870&GA=113"
source_hash: "3ce904dcc3eeaab8e2f095762f53feea8917976725b7975d5e0f6dd21f3f3568"
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 SJR 870 (113) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for State of Israel and condemns recent attacks on Israel. -

## 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/SJR0870.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **29–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/5/2024 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2024 (1) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2024 3/28/2024 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/13/2024 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONCUR 4/4/2024 Passed — **76–10** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/5/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/27/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO CONCUR 4/4/2024 Passed — **73–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/13/2024
- **2024-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-13** Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-20** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-22** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 2, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** Ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-13** Action def. in State Government Committee to 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** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-28** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** Concurred, Ayes 76, Nays 10, PNV 11 `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-09** 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/a32120b2-8a39-49b0-8ca2-76ecc7600c4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).