Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HJR7009: A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee, regarding the composition of congressional districts.
Status: In committee, May 6, 2026
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What the bill says
A resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee, regarding the composition of congressional districts.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee, regarding the composition of congressional districts. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE CONCURRING, that a majority of all the members of each house concurring, as shown by the yeas and nays entered on their journals, that it is proposed that Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee be amended by adding the following language: After each decennial census made by the Bureau of Census of the United States is available, the General Assembly shall establish the composition of congressional districts. The congressional districts shall not be changed between decennial censuses. Between apportionments, the composition of congressional districts shall not be changed unless necessary to remedy a specific violation of the Constitution of the United States or the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Any such change shall be narrowly tailored and limited to the least change necessary to remedy the identified violation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the foregoing amendment be referred to the One Hundred Fifteenth General Assembly and that this resolution proposing such amendment be published in accordance with Article XI, Section 3 of the Constitution of Tennessee by posting such amendment on the official website of …
Sponsors
- Powell, Jason (D, 53) · primary sponsor
- Salinas, Gabby (D, 96)
- Johnson, Gloria (D, 90)
- Brooks, Shaundelle (D, 60)
- Pearson, Justin J. (D, 86)
- Jones, Justin (D, 52)
Latest actions
- : Sponsor(s) Added.
- : Action def. in Congressional Redistricting Committee of Extraordinary Session II to first calendar of 2027
- : Sponsor(s) Added.
- : Placed on cal. Congressional Redistricting Committee of Extraordinary Session II for 5/6/2026
- : P2C, ref. to Congressional Redistricting Committee of Extraordinary Session II
- : Filed for introduction
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Common questions
- What is HJR7009?
- HJR7009 is a bill in the Tennessee Legislature (114th General Assembly): A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee, regarding the composition of congressional districts.
- What does HJR7009 do?
- In its own words: A resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee, regarding the composition of congressional districts.
- What is the status of HJR7009?
- In committee as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: Sponsor(s) Added. (May 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR7009?
- Powell, Jason (D, 53), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR7009?
- On the Tennessee Legislature website: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR7009&GA=114
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