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type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Supports efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and restore authority over education to the states. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Supports efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and restore authority over education to the states. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 650"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 650 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/095717c9-8cc9-4e53-80ef-aa50990a84cc"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0650&ga=114"
source_hash: "ac10c5244ef772a340572bf5770490efcea18eceb467fa65fb453122b2b117b3"
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 650 (114) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Supports efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and restore authority over education to the states. -
## 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/SJR0650.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/22/2026 Passed — **163** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 4/22/2026 Passed — **6919** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026 4/22/2026 — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO CONCUR 4/22/2026 Passed — **6621** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 4/22/2026 Passed — **60** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (2) — **92** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 MOTION TO ADJOURN 4/22/2026 Failed — **2166** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **276** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-17** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-24** Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-30** Adopted, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** Ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 69, Nays 19, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar 2 for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-22** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-22** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** 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/095717c9-8cc9-4e53-80ef-aa50990a84cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).