---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Kurdish New Year's celebration of Newroz -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Kurdish New Year's celebration of Newroz -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 976"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 976 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jones J"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-18"
last_action: "2026-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9937a49d-9fda-4fc5-8775-31ab7270efd9"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0976&ga=114"
source_hash: "7ca97b5e65a86e94a9edf9c9d81bcc376d41079d9e8377745d901bb40ed8f405"
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 976 (114) — Memorials, Recognition - Kurdish New Year's celebration of Newroz -

## 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/HJR0976.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jones J — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-18** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-19** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 2/23/2026 `introduction`
- **2026-02-23** Adopted, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-02-26** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2026-02-27** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/2/2026
- **2026-03-02** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-03-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-11** 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/9937a49d-9fda-4fc5-8775-31ab7270efd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).