---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - Designates May 2025 as \"National Hypertension Month\" and advocates for greater access to innovative therapies. -"
description: "Naming and Designating - Designates May 2025 as \"National Hypertension Month\" and advocates for greater access to innovative therapies. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 80"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 80 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leatherwood"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec9c0f22-cd43-4c98-adfa-5d36a0c3b563"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0080&ga=114"
source_hash: "28d37ec2502b528939ad7773ebbd5fa7ac9f9f0ddf28085f0b847416743c31ea"
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 80 (114) — Naming and Designating - Designates May 2025 as "National Hypertension Month" and advocates for greater access to innovative therapies. -

## 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/HJR0080.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Health Committee 2/24/2025 Passed — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/24/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (3) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Health and Welfare Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/19/2025 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Leatherwood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Intro., ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 2/24/2025
- **2025-02-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/4/2025
- **2025-03-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
- **2025-03-06** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025
- **2025-03-10** Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-13** Received from House, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-19** Recommended for concurrence by Senate Health and Welfare Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-26** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-01** 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/ec9c0f22-cd43-4c98-adfa-5d36a0c3b563`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).