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Tennessee House approves consent calendar, adopts resolution honoring music educator; dozens of bills withdrawn
Summary
During a floor session, the Tennessee House passed the consent calendar, concurred with a Senate resolution, adopted a House joint resolution honoring a Grammy educator, referred a memorial resolution to committee, and recorded motions to withdraw numerous bills from committee and the House.
The Tennessee House of Representatives on the House floor approved its consent calendar, concurred with a Senate resolution recognizing the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women, adopted a House joint resolution honoring Adrian Macklin as the 2025 Grammy Music Educator of the Year, and recorded motions to withdraw a large number of House bills from committee and from the House.
The consent calendar was presented for third and final consideration and, according to the clerk’s announcement in the transcript, the tally was recorded as “It’s 91. No days,” after which the speaker declared the calendar passed. Chairwoman Moody moved for passage of the consent calendar in keeping with House Rule 50; Representative Hurt asked that members voting aye be added as co–prime sponsors of HJR 75, a request the clerk noted as an exclusion.
Shortly after the consent calendar vote, Chairman Bozzo moved to refer Senate Joint Resolution 17 — a resolution to honor the memory of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter — to the Naming and Designating Committee. The clerk recorded the roll as “52, 30 1 nays. 4 present, I voted” in the transcript; the speaker declared the referral carried and the resolution sent to the committee.
The body then considered Senate Joint Resolution 24, recognizing the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women on its 70th anniversary. Representative Russell moved concurrence; the clerk recorded the vote as "Eyes, 83, 6 nays," and the speaker declared the resolution concurred in.
Later, Representative Parkinson moved that the rules be suspended for the immediate introduction and consideration of House Joint Resolution 119, honoring Adrian Macklin on being named the 2025 Grammy Music Educator of the Year. The House adopted HJR 119; the transcript records the ayes prevailing and the resolution adopted.
Throughout the session, multiple members moved to withdraw specific House bills from committee and from the House. The motions to withdraw were routinely ruled "so ordered" after the mover announced the request; many carried "without objection," while a subset was recorded "with objection." Examples of bills withdrawn (as announced on the floor) include: HB 80; HB 362; HB 690; HB 472; HB 360; HB 670; HB 460 and HB 461; HB 750; HB 730; HB 301; HB 670 (second mention); HJR 93; HB 80806 (as read in transcript); HB 613; HB 356 and HB 776; HB 0616; HB 159 and HB 619; HB 112; HB 613 (earlier withdrawn); and others listed in the official floor record.
House clerks and leaders also made scheduling announcements: the Departments and Agencies Subcommittee set a special alcohol calendar for Tuesday, March 11, 2025, and said the deadline for amendments to the liquor omnibus bill is 10 a.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025. The clerk noted a bill‑filing deadline the next day at close of business (recorded as 04:30 p.m. in the transcript) and a separate deadline to put bills on notice at 3:30 p.m. the same day. The House stood in recess until 9 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2025, per the speaker’s announcement.
This article summarizes procedural and housekeeping actions taken on the House floor; there was no recorded debate in the transcript on substantive policy measures during the segments provided. The article relies on the floor transcript for vote tallies, motions, and scheduling notices as cited in the provenance entries below.
