# Tennessee HJR 0017: A RESOLUTION to urge the United States Congress to repeal all taxes on income and enact a national retail sales tax as specified in H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2023. Tennessee HJR 0017, A RESOLUTION to urge the United States Congress to repeal all taxes on income and enact a national retail sales tax as specified in H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2023., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-24 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HJR0017-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HJR 0017 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: A RESOLUTION to urge the United States Congress to repeal all taxes on income and enact a national retail sales tax as specified in H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2023. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-02 - Last action: 2025-04-24, Signed by Governor. - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: Memorials, Congress - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (134 yes, 32 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: Burkhart - Cosponsor: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kip Capley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Littleton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 4/16/2025 | pass | 26 | 6 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 1 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/13/2025 | pass | 69 | 22 | | | 2025-03-10 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 3 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-21: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-17: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 6 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Recommended for concurrence by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/8/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/8/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/1/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Received from House, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-03-13: Adopted, Ayes 69, Nays 22, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-03-13: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-10: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-10: Objected to on Consent Calendar. (House) - 2025-03-06: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025 (House) - 2025-03-04: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/4/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-02-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-02-19: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/26/2025 (House) - 2025-02-19: Meeting Canceled (House) - 2025-02-12: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 2/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-11: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-01-29: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-01-14: Intro., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-01-02: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HJR0017.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0017.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) - SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Tit… (failed) ## Sources - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HJR0017.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0017.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HJR0017-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).