---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the naming of the Blue Springs Boat Ramp in Speedwell in honor of Army Staff Sergeant Terry William Prater. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the naming of the Blue Springs Boat Ramp in Speedwell in honor of Army Staff Sergeant Terry William Prater. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 177"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 177 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2026-02-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dce83bf-e642-4b63-a939-2213030ab88c"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0177&ga=114"
source_hash: "aa141817010fa1e3d5ccef2dd48c0b5cd17d7932fa66d14d2a0cb841d05e1fc5"
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 177 (114) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the naming of the Blue Springs Boat Ramp in Speedwell in honor of Army Staff Sergeant Terry William Prater. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0177.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/25/2025 Passed (3) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/11/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 2/19/2025 Passed (4) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025 2/27/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/19/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/3/2025 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Intro., ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/19/2025
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/25/2025
- **2025-02-19** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025
- **2025-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-06** Received from House, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/11/2026
- **2026-02-11** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/19/2026
- **2026-02-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-19** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-20** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-02-25** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-27** 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/3dce83bf-e642-4b63-a939-2213030ab88c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).