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HR 294

Memorials, Recognition - Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP) and President KeShaun Pearson -

114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Justin Pearson

Honors MCAP and KeShaun Pearson for leading community efforts that blocked the Byhalia Pipeline, highlighting grassroots environmental justice and protections for health and clean

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Bill Summary · HR 294

Summary of HR 294 (114th General Assembly, Tennessee)

Title

Memorial resolution honoring Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP) and its president KeShaun Pearson on the fifth anniversary of the cancellation of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline project.

Purpose and Intent

  • Recognizes and honors MCAP and KeShaun Pearson for their leadership and advocacy in environmental justice.
  • Celebrates the community organizing efforts that led to the cancellation of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline project, which would have run a crude oil pipeline through Southwest Memphis.
  • Highlights the impact of grassroots activism in protecting health, water and air quality, and civil rights in historically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Key Provisions and Changes

  • The resolution formally acknowledges MCAP and KeShaun Pearson.
  • It commemorates the fifth anniversary of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline project’s cancellation as a landmark achievement in environmental justice.
  • The document expresses appreciation for courage, advocacy, coalition-building, and community engagement demonstrated by MCAP and its supporters.
  • It frames the Byhalia decision as a precedent for community-led change and protection of clean air and safe water.

Who/What Is Affected

  • Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP) and its president, KeShaun Pearson, receive formal recognition.
  • The broader Southwest Memphis community and other environmental justice advocates are acknowledged as beneficiaries of successful grassroots organizing.
  • The resolution carries symbolic significance for environmental justice movements within Tennessee and beyond.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Type: House Memorial Resolution (HR 294).
  • Sponsor: Rep. KeShaun Pearson (with co-sponsor Rep. Justin Pearson).
  • Action history date: Filed for introduction and placed on House consent calendar on April 23, 2026; introduced and placed on consent calendar for that day; objected to on consent calendar (per the action history).
  • As a memorial resolution, it does not enact new law or funding; it serves to honor and recognize achievements and prompt reflection.

Potential Impact

  • Public acknowledgment of MCAP and Pearson’s work may bolster visibility for environmental justice efforts in Tennessee.
  • Sends a formal message about the value of community-led advocacy in safeguarding public health and natural resources.
  • Could inspire similar recognition for grassroots environmental justice organizers in other Tennessee communities.

Note

  • This bill is ceremonial in nature and does not create or modify regulatory requirements, funding, or policy mandates.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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