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TN HJR 729

died on adjournment

Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee to change the date of elections for judicial and other civil officers, excluding assessors of property, from the first Thursday in August to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. -

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

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Quick answers

Did TN HJR 729 pass?

No. TN HJR 729 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 (2026-04-14): Sponsor(s) Added.

What is TN HJR 729 about?

TN HJR 729 is a joint resolution in the 114S1 titled “Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee to change the date of elections for judicial and other civil officers, excluding assessors of property, from the first Thursday in August to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. -”.

Who sponsors TN HJR 729?

Lamberth is the primary sponsor of TN HJR 729.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-14 — Sponsor(s) Added.
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lamberthprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-14

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  2. 2026-04-14

    H. subst. SJR0551

  3. 2026-04-09

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  4. 2026-04-08

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  5. 2026-04-07

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-04-01

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

  8. 2026-03-25

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  9. 2026-03-18

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  10. 2026-03-11

    Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to Constitutional Amendment Calendar

  11. 2026-03-04

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-04

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-04

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  14. 2026-02-25

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2026

  15. 2026-02-18

    Action def. in Judiciary Committee to Next Available Calendar

  16. 2026-02-12

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  17. 2026-02-11

    Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-11

    Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 2/18/2026

  19. 2026-02-04

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/11/2026

  20. 2026-02-03

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-01-28

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/3/2026

  22. 2026-01-23

    Meeting Canceled

  23. 2026-01-21

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  24. 2026-01-21

    Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 1/27/2026

  25. 2026-01-13

    Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-01-13

    Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-01-12

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 2/3/2026 Passed

    2026-02-03 · pass · 6-1

  • HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Judiciary Committee 2/11/2026 Passed

    2026-02-11 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Powell: not voting

  • HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/4/2026 Passed (4)

    2026-03-04 · pass · 13-5

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed (3)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 13-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-04-07 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Camper: not voting
    • Freeman: not voting
    • Love: not voting

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/9/2026 (1)

    2026-04-09 · fail · 0-0

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Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0729&ga=114

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