# Tennessee HJR 0729: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to change the date of elections for judicial and other civil officers. Tennessee HJR 0729, A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to change the date of elections for judicial and other civil officers., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-14 (H. subst. SJR0551) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HJR0729-2025-2026 - 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 0729 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to change the date of elections for judicial and other civil officers. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-14, H. subst. SJR0551 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Constitutional Amendments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (75 yes, 6 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: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Faison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: White - Cosponsor: Jason Zachary (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-09 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 5 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-04-14: H. subst. SJR0551 (House) - 2026-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-07: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Constitutional Amendment Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-04: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Next Available Calendar (House) - 2026-02-12: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-11: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-03: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-01-28: Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/3/2026 (House) - 2026-01-23: Meeting Canceled (House) - 2026-01-21: Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 1/27/2026 (House) - 2026-01-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-01-13: Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-12: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HJR0729.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0729.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/HJR0729.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0729.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-HJR0729-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).