Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 10 R cosponsors

SJR 0009 — A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the rights of crime victims.

Last action — Signed by H. Speaker

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 29, 2025.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).

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

Summary

Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee to expand the rights of victims of crimes. -

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/18/2025

  5. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  6. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/24/2025

  7. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0009)

  8. Passed First Reading

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/27/2025

  11. Passed Second Reading

  12. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2025

  13. Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. Adopted as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 5

  15. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Subst. for comp. HJR 48

  18. Reset on Regular Calendar for 4/17/2025

  19. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/17/2025

  20. Reset on cal. for 4/21/2025

  21. Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0

  23. Sponsor(s) Added.

  24. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  25. Signed by Senate Speaker

  26. Signed by H. Speaker

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (123)

123 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 SJR 0009 do?
Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee to expand the rights of victims of crimes. -
Who sponsors SJR 0009?
SJR 0009 is sponsored by Stevens, John (Republican), McNally, Randy (Republican), Jackson, Ed (Republican), Powers, Bill (Republican), Taylor, Brent (Republican), Gardenhire, Todd (Republican), Hensley, Joey (Republican), Rose, Paul (Republican), Walley, Page (Republican), and Watson, Bo (Republican).
What is the current status of SJR 0009?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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