# Tennessee SJR 0009: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the rights of crime victims. Tennessee SJR 0009, A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the rights of crime victims., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status adopted, last action 2025-04-30 (Signed by H. Speaker) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SJR0009-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SJR 0009 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the rights of crime victims. - Status: adopted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-30, Signed by H. Speaker - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: Constitutional Amendments - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (127 yes, 7 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: Todd Gardenhire (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Jackson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy McNally (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brent Taylor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Page Walley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bo Watson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-21 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONCUR 4/21/2025 | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt as Amended 3/3/2025 | pass | 27 | 5 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-21: Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-04-17: Reset on cal. for 4/21/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: Reset on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2025 (House) - 2025-04-16: Subst. for comp. HJR 48 (House) - 2025-03-03: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Adopted as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Passed Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/27/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Passed First Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0009) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2025 (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SJR0009.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR0009.pdf) - SA0009: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0009.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 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 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 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 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 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/SJR0009.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR0009.pdf) - [SA0009 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0009.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 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 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 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 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 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-SJR0009-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).