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TN HJR 12

died on adjournment

Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article VI, Section 14 of the Tennessee Constitution to authorize municipalities to impose a civil penalty in excess of $50 for a violation of a municipal ordinance if such penalty is just and reasonable. -

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Quick answers

Did TN HJR 12 pass?

No. TN HJR 12 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-01-29): Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

What is TN HJR 12 about?

TN HJR 12 is a joint resolution in the 114S1 titled “Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article VI, Section 14 of the Tennessee Constitution to authorize municipalities to impose a civil penalty in excess of $50 for a violation of a municipal ordinance if such penalty is just and reasonable. -”.

Who sponsors TN HJR 12?

Behn is the primary sponsor of TN HJR 12.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-01-29 — Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Behnprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-16

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-01-14

    Intro., ref. to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-29

    Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/14/2011 Passed

    2011-01-14 · pass · 87-2

    Member-level votes (87)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Armstrong: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Brooks H: yes
    • Brooks K: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Butt: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Carr: yes
    • Cobb: yes
    • Coley: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Curtiss: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dennis: yes
    • Dunn: yes
    • Elam: yes
    • Eldridge: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Faison: yes
    • Favors: yes
    • Floyd: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Forgety: yes
    • Gilmore: yes
    • Gotto: yes
    • Halford: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hardaway: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hawk: yes
    • Haynes: yes
    • Hensley: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hurley: yes
    • Johnson C: yes
    • Johnson P: yes
    • Jones S: yes
    • Keisling: yes
    • Kernell: yes
    • Lollar: yes
    • Lundberg: yes
    • Maggart: yes
    • Marsh: yes
    • Matheny: yes
    • McDonald: yes
    • McManus: yes
    • Miller D: yes
    • Miller L: yes
    • Montgomery: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Naifeh: yes
    • Niceley: yes
    • Odom: yes
    • Pitts: yes
    • Pody: yes
    • Powers: yes
    • Pruitt: yes
    • Ragan: yes
    • Ramsey: yes
    • Rich: yes
    • Roach: yes
    • Sanderson: yes
    • Sargent: yes
    • Sexton: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sontany: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Swann: yes
    • Tindell: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Towns: yes
    • Turner M: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Weaver: yes
    • White: yes
    • Williams K: yes
    • Williams R: yes
    • Windle: yes
    • Wirgau: yes
    • Womick: yes
    • Madame Speaker Harwell: yes
    • Richardson: no
    • Turner J: no
    • Shaw: not voting

  • FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/7/2011 Passed

    2011-02-07 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (33)
    • Barnes: yes
    • Beavers: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Berke: yes
    • Burks: yes
    • Campfield: yes
    • Crowe: yes
    • Faulk: yes
    • Finney L: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Gresham: yes
    • Haile: yes
    • Harper: yes
    • Haynes: yes
    • Henry: yes
    • Herron: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kelsey: yes
    • Ketron: yes
    • Kyle: yes
    • Marrero: yes
    • McNally: yes
    • Norris: yes
    • Overbey: yes
    • Southerland: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Summerville: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Tracy: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Yager: yes
    • Mr. Speaker Ramsey: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0012&ga=114

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