Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 66 R · 20 D cosponsors

HJR 0979 — A RESOLUTION to honor Lieutenant Colonel Brian E. Celatka for his service on the occasion of his military retirement.

Last action — Signed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on March 04, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 92 sponsors

    1 primary, 91 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (66 R · 20 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Memorials, Retirement - Lieutenant Colonel Brian E. Celatka -

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 2/23/2026

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. All Ayes added as Sponsors

  5. Adopted, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0

  6. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  7. Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  8. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/2/2026

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  13. Signed by H. Speaker

  14. Signed by Senate Speaker

  15. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  16. Signed by Governor.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 91 co-sponsors · 41 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (91)

Not signed on (41)

41 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HJR 0979 do?
Memorials, Retirement - Lieutenant Colonel Brian E. Celatka -
Who sponsors HJR 0979?
HJR 0979 is sponsored by Cepicky, Scott (Republican), Capley, Kip (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), Keisling, Kelly (Republican), Hicks G, Hicks T, Jones R, Martin B, Martin G, Doggett, Clay (Republican), Alexander, Rebecca K. (Republican), Atchley, Fred (Republican), Barrett, Jody (Republican), Baum, Charlie (Republican), Behn, Aftyn (Democrat), Boyd, Clark (Republican), Bricken, Rush (Republican), Brooks, Shaundelle (Democrat), Bulso, Gino (Republican), Butler, Ed (Republican), Camper, Karen D. (Democrat), Carringer, Michele (Republican), Chism, Jesse (Democrat), Clemmons, John Ray (Democrat), Cochran, Mark (Republican), Crawford, John (Republican), Darby, Tandy (Republican), Dixie, Vincent (Democrat), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), Faison, Jeremy (Republican), Freeman, Bob (Democrat), Fritts, Monty (Republican), Gant, Ron M. (Republican), Gillespie, John (Republican), Glynn, Ronnie (Democrat), Grills, Rusty (Republican), Hakeem, Yusuf (Democrat), Hale, Michael (Republican), Harris, Torrey C. (Democrat), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Helton-Haynes, Esther (Republican), Hemmer, Caleb (Democrat), Hill, Timothy (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), Hulsey, Bud (Republican), Hurt, Chris (Republican), Johnson, Gloria (Democrat), Sexton J, Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' (Republican), Lafferty, Justin (Republican), Lamberth, William (Republican), Lankford, Michael (Republican), Leatherwood, Tom (Republican), Littleton, Mary (Republican), Love, Jr., Harold (Democrat), Lynn, Susan M. (Republican), Maberry, Aron (Republican), Marsh, Pat (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), McKenzie, Sam (Democrat), Mitchell, Bo (Democrat), Moon, Jerome (Republican), Parkinson, Antonio (Democrat), Pearson, Justin J. (Democrat), Powell, Jason (Democrat), Powers, Dennis (Republican), Raper, Kevin D. (Republican), Reedy, Jay D. (Republican), Reeves, Lee (Republican), Reneau, Michele (Republican), Rudd, Tim (Republican), Rudder, Iris (Republican), Russell, Lowell (Republican), Salinas, Gabby (Democrat), Scarbrough, Rick (Republican), Sexton, Cameron (Republican), Shaw, Johnny (Democrat), Sherrell, Paul (Republican), Slater, William (Republican), Sparks, Mike (Republican), Stevens, Robert (Republican), Stinnett, Tom (Republican), Terry, Bryan (Republican), Todd, Chris (Republican), Travis, Ron (Republican), Vaughan, Kevin (Republican), Vital, Greg (Republican), Warner, Todd (Republican), White, Mark (Republican), Williams, Ryan (Republican), Wright, Dave (Republican), and Zachary, Jason (Republican).
What is the current status of HJR 0979?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2026. Enacted.
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