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type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses commitment to quality rehabilitation services for persons who are blind and urges the Department of Human Services to collaborate with the National Federation of the Blind of Tennessee to develop a plan for establishing a facility that provides comprehensive on-site, facility-based vocational rehabilitation services that allow the individual who is blind to be totally immersed in the training experience. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses commitment to quality rehabilitation services for persons who are blind and urges the Department of Human Services to collaborate with the National Federation of the Blind of Tennessee to develop a plan for establishing a facility that provides comprehensive on-site, facility-based vocational rehabilitation services that allow the individual who is blind to be totally immersed in the training experience. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 160"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 160 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/986eac7f-d2fd-456c-85c9-162a4a0a6a70"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0160&GA=113"
source_hash: "f4143a590b5ed042731e9195ba2af3d01a4c146dfd4628889e002d5b742e7305"
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 160 (113) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses commitment to quality rehabilitation services for persons who are blind and urges the Department of Human Services to collaborate with the National Federation of the Blind of Tennessee to develop a plan for establishing a facility that provides comprehensive on-site, facility-based vocational rehabilitation services that allow the individual who is blind to be totally immersed in the training experience. -
## 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/SJR0160.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/5/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2024 Passed — **950** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/25/2024 3/21/2024 — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/13/2024 — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Massey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/9/2023
- **2023-02-09** Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Ref. to Delayed Bills Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/21/2024
- **2024-03-21** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-28** 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/986eac7f-d2fd-456c-85c9-162a4a0a6a70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).