# Tennessee HJR 0803: A RESOLUTION urging the Secretary of State to include a discussion of the significance and history of the Appalachian dialect in Section VI of the Tennessee Blue Book. Tennessee HJR 0803, A RESOLUTION urging the Secretary of State to include a discussion of the significance and history of the Appalachian dialect in Section VI of the Tennessee Blue Book., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-30 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HJR0803-2025-2026 - 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 0803 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: A RESOLUTION urging the Secretary of State to include a discussion of the significance and history of the Appalachian dialect in Section VI of the Tennessee Blue Book. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-30, Signed by Governor. - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (162 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: Michele Carringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Hicks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renea Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat Marsh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Vital (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/16/2026 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-30 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/30/2026 | pass | 95 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-30: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-27: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-23: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-23: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/16/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Recommended for concurrence by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate State & Local Committee on 4/14/2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Received from House, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-30: Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-26: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-16: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-10: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-01-23: Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-22: Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HJR0803.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0803.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/HJR0803.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0803.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-HJR0803-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).