---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - Designates City of Gatlinburg as the official Gateway to the Smokies. -"
description: "Naming and Designating - Designates City of Gatlinburg as the official Gateway to the Smokies. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 751"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 751 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atchley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83220fa6-82fe-49c1-a84e-1265e1a59db1"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0751&ga=114"
source_hash: "17f7dc9f7e7a12ed70a963398d8645ad08bb73255da09929088d84c6c0a04bf8"
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 751 (114) — Naming and Designating - Designates City of Gatlinburg as the official Gateway to the Smokies. -

## 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/HJR0751.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (3) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/24/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 3/12/2026 Failed (2) — **0–2** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2026 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 2/9/2026 Passed (4) — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Atchley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-14** Intro., ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-04** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 2/9/2026
- **2026-02-09** Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026
- **2026-03-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2026
- **2026-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-16** Adopted, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-19** Received from House, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-27** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-30** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-02** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-09** 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/83220fa6-82fe-49c1-a84e-1265e1a59db1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).