# Tennessee HJR 0805: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article VI, Section 4, of the Constitution of Tennessee, regarding the residency requirements for judges.

Tennessee HJR 0805, A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article VI, Section 4, of the Constitution of Tennessee, regarding the residency requirements for judges., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-16 (H. subst. SJR 618) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HJR 0805
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article VI, Section 4, of the Constitution of Tennessee, regarding the residency requirements for judges.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-16, H. subst. SJR 618
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Constitutional Amendments
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (62 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Haynes - HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | Haynes - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Haynes - HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Haynes - HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Haynes - HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 1 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-16: H. subst. SJR 618 (House)
- 2026-04-14: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-14: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-22: Intro., ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HJR0805.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0805.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HJR0805.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0805.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HJR0805-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).