# Tennessee HJR 0808: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution of Tennessee, to specify that only citizens of the United States may vote in state, county, or municipal elections. Tennessee HJR 0808, A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution of Tennessee, to specify that only citizens of the United States may vote in state, county, or municipal elections., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-21 (Sponsor(s) Added.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HJR0808-2025-2026 - 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 0808 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution of Tennessee, to specify that only citizens of the United States may vote in state, county, or municipal elections. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-21, Sponsor(s) Added. - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 20 - Subjects: Constitutional Amendments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (66 yes, 4 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: Rush Bricken (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gino Bulso (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Elaine Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Eldridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David B. Hawk (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Hurt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sabi 'Doc' Kumar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Martin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake McCalmon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerome Moon (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Reeves - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim Rudd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Sherrell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Todd (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 | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 13 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 3 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-14: H. subst. SJR0624 (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) - 2026-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (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) - 2026-03-24: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2026-03-18: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026 (House) - 2026-03-03: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-03: Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-02: Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HJR0808.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0808.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/HJR0808.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0808.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-HJR0808-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).