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Tennessee HouseSJR 1

Constitutional Amendments - Proposes additional language in Article II, Section 28 to prohibit the general assembly from levying, authorizing, or otherwise permitting a state tax on property. -

Failed 59–32Crossed party lines

What it does: ON MARCH 20, 2025, THE SENATE COMPLETED THE FIRST READING OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1. ON MARCH 24, 2025, THE SENATE COMPLETED THE SECOND READING OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1. ON MARCH 26, 2025, THE SENATE COMPLETED THE THIRD READING OF AND ADOPTED SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1. ON APRIL 16, 2025, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 2 AND COMPLETED THE FIRST READING OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1. ON APRIL 17, 2025, THE HOUSE COMPLETED THE SECOND READING OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1. (official summary)

Question before the chamber: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO CONCUR

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The tally

Yes 59 · No 32 · Not voting 8

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats0213
Republicans59115

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 11 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (99)

Yes 59

No 32

Not voting 8

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.