# Tennessee HJR 0002: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article II, Section 28 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to prohibit taxation of property by the State.

Tennessee HJR 0002, A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article II, Section 28 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to prohibit taxation of property by the State., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2025-04-16 (Sponsor(s) Added.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HJR 0002
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article II, Section 28 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to prohibit taxation of property by the State.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-11-08
- Last action: 2025-04-16, Sponsor(s) Added.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 25
- Subjects: Constitutional Amendments
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (65 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Rebecca K. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rush Bricken (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Burkhart
- Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Doggett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Yusuf Hakeem (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Powers
- Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Iris Rudder (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stevens
- Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: White

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR &amp; RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE STATE &amp; LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | HOUSE CITIES &amp; COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-16: H. subst. SJR 1 (House)
- 2025-04-15: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-04-09: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-09: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Constitutional Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-01: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2025-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-20: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2025-01-29: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-01-14: Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2024-11-08: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HJR0002.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0002.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HJR0002.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0002.pdf)

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