# Tennessee SJR 1043: A RESOLUTION to honor Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the "Birthplace of the Nuclear Navy," commend the work of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover and Dr. Alvin M. Weinberg, and memorialize the launching of the USS Nautilus.

Tennessee SJR 1043, A RESOLUTION to honor Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the "Birthplace of the Nuclear Navy," commend the work of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover and Dr. Alvin M. Weinberg, and memorialize the launching of the USS Nautilus., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SJR 1043
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: A RESOLUTION to honor Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the "Birthplace of the Nuclear Navy," commend the work of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover and Dr. Alvin M. Weinberg, and memorialize the launching of the USS Nautilus.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-31
- Last action: 2026-04-22, Signed by Governor.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Memorials, Recognition
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (122 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: Jessie Seal (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ken Yager (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 | pass | 89 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/9/2026 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-22: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-16: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-14: Concurred, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 3 (House)
- 2026-04-13: SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/9/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR1043.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR1043.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SJR1043-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).