Tennessee Allow Investment of State Funds In Equities Amendment (2026)

Tennessee Allow Investment of State Funds In Equities Amendment
Election date November 3, 2026
Topic Public economic investment policy
Status Not on the ballot
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

The Tennessee Allow Investment of State Funds In Equities Amendment was not on the ballot in Tennessee as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.

This amendment would have amended state constitutional language to allow for state funds to be invested in equities.

Text of measure

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Path to the ballot

Amending the Tennessee Constitution

See also: Amending the Tennessee Constitution

In Tennessee, a simple majority vote in each chamber is required in the first legislative session legislative session. That amendment would then be referred to the next session of the legislature that meets after the next election of members of the legislature. During the second legislative session, each chamber must approve the amendment with a two-thirds vote.

Amendment in the state Legislature

This amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 913 on January 27, 2022. On April 20, 2022, the Tennessee State Senate voted 31-0 to pass the amendment. On April 27, 2022, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted 78-11 to pass the amendment. However, neither chamber passed the constitutional amendment during the following legislative session.

Vote in the Tennessee State Senate April 20, 2022
Requirement: Approval in two legislative sessions is required; a simple majority vote of all members in each chamber in the first and a two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber in the second
Number of yes votes required: 17  a
	Yes	No	Not voting
Total	31	0	1
Total percent	97%%	0%%	3%%
Democrat	4	0	1
Republican	27	0	0

Vote in the Tennessee House of Representatives April 27, 2022
Requirement: Approval in two legislative sessions is required; a simple majority vote of all members in each chamber in the first and a two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber in the second
Number of yes votes required: 50  a
	Yes	No	Not voting
Total	78	11	1
Total percent	79%%	11%%	1%%
Democrat	15	8	0
Republican	63	3	1

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External links

• Senate Joint Resolution 0913 (2022)

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