Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 67 R · 20 D cosponsors

HJR 1603 — A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Akilah DaSilva, DeEbony Groves, Joe Perez, and Taurean Sanderlin on the eighth anniversary of their deaths.

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 April 22, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 30, 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.

  • 93 sponsors

    1 primary, 92 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (67 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, Recognition - Akilah DaSilva, DeEbony Groves, Joe Perez, and Taurean Sanderlin -

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., placed on H. consent cal. 2 for 4/22/2026

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. Adopted, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

  5. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  6. Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  7. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/23/2026

  8. Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

  11. Signed by H. Speaker

  12. Signed by Senate Speaker

  13. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  14. Signed by Governor.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 92 co-sponsors · 40 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (92)

Not signed on (40)

40 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HJR 1603 do?
Memorials, Recognition - Akilah DaSilva, DeEbony Groves, Joe Perez, and Taurean Sanderlin -
Who sponsors HJR 1603?
HJR 1603 is sponsored by Hicks G, Hicks T, Jones R, Martin B, Martin G, Brooks, Shaundelle (Democrat), Behn, Aftyn (Democrat), Clemmons, John Ray (Democrat), Dixie, Vincent (Democrat), Freeman, Bob (Democrat), Hemmer, Caleb (Democrat), Sexton J, Love, Jr., Harold (Democrat), Mitchell, Bo (Democrat), Powell, Jason (Democrat), Reedy, Jay D. (Republican), Barrett, Jody (Republican), Alexander, Rebecca K. (Republican), Atchley, Fred (Republican), Baum, Charlie (Republican), Boyd, Clark (Republican), Bricken, Rush (Republican), Bulso, Gino (Republican), Butler, Ed (Republican), Camper, Karen D. (Democrat), Capley, Kip (Republican), Carringer, Michele (Republican), Cepicky, Scott (Republican), Chism, Jesse (Democrat), Cochran, Mark (Republican), Crawford, John (Republican), Darby, Tandy (Republican), Davis, Elaine (Republican), Doggett, Clay (Republican), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), Faison, Jeremy (Republican), Farmer, Andrew (Republican), 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), Haston, Kirk (Republican), Hawk, David B. (Republican), Helton-Haynes, Esther (Republican), Hill, Timothy (Republican), Howell, Dan (Republican), Hulsey, Bud (Republican), Hurt, Chris (Republican), Johnson, Gloria (Democrat), Keisling, Kelly (Republican), Kumar, Sabi 'Doc' (Republican), Lafferty, Justin (Republican), Lamberth, William (Republican), Lankford, Michael (Republican), Leatherwood, Tom (Republican), Littleton, Mary (Republican), Maberry, Aron (Republican), Marsh, Pat (Republican), McCalmon, Jake (Republican), McKenzie, Sam (Democrat), Miller, Larry J. (Democrat), Moody, Debra (Republican), Moon, Jerome (Republican), Parkinson, Antonio (Democrat), Powers, Dennis (Republican), Raper, Kevin 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), 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 1603?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 22, 2026. Enacted.
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