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HJR 44

Memorials, Sports - Nate Adams, Class A Mr. Football Award runner-up -

114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Kelly Keisling

HJR 44 memorializes Nate Adams for athletic achievements and congratulates him as a runner-up for the 2024 Titans Mr. Football Award, wishing him future success.

Signed by Governor.
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Bill Summary · HJR 44

Summary — HJR 44

  • Bill number: HJR 44
  • Classification: Joint resolution (memorial/resolution)
  • Subject: Memorials, Sports
  • Status: Signed by Governor (enacted as a ceremonial resolution)
  • Introduced: November 12, 2024
  • Final action: Signed by Governor on February 4, 2025 (transmitted Jan 29, 2025)

Main purpose

HJR 44 is a ceremonial joint resolution that formally recognizes and congratulates Nate Adams of Clay County High School for being named a runner‑up for the 2024 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award for TSSAA Division I, Class A. It is a commemorative resolution expressing the legislature’s appreciation for his athletic achievements and wishing him success in the future.

Key provisions

  • Commends Nate Adams as an outstanding high school athlete and ambassador for Tennessee.
  • Notes his accomplishments, including:
    • Career passing yards: 7,586
    • Career passing touchdowns: 89
    • Program record for defensive interceptions: 31
  • Officially recognizes him as a runner‑up for the 2024 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award (Division I, Class A).
  • Expresses the legislature’s best wishes for his future success and happiness.
  • Directs that an appropriate copy of the resolution be prepared for presentation (standard clause for ceremonial resolutions).

Who is affected

  • Directly: Nate Adams, Clay County High School, his family, teammates, and local community.
  • Indirectly: The resolution serves as an official public recognition by the state legislature; it creates no legal rights, duties, or budgetary effects.

Procedural and timeline highlights

  • Filed/Introduced: November 12, 2024 (filed for introduction)
  • House adoption: Adopted by the House (Ayes 95, Nays 0) — January 16, 2025 (placed on consent calendar)
  • Senate concurrence: Concurred (Ayes 32, Nays 0) — January 27, 2025
  • Transmitted to Governor: January 29, 2025
  • Signed by Governor: February 4, 2025

Notes / inconsistencies in source materials

The materials provided include two distinct texts: (1) the enacted Tennessee memorial honoring Nate Adams (described above) and (2) an earlier/alternate draft text addressing Illinois Community Integrated Living Arrangements (CILA) and funding for Direct Support Professional (DSP) service hours for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The final adopted resolution is the Tennessee commemorative text (Memorials, Sports) and is ceremonial in nature; it does not implement the policy changes described in the alternate CILA/DSP draft. Sponsors and procedural entries from the supplied materials appear to reflect multiple jurisdictions and versions; the enacted Tennessee text is attributed in the final version to “By Keisling.”

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

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