Tennessee House Bill HR0109

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 4/10/25
• Enrolled: 4/14/25
• Passed: 4/14/25

Caption

A RESOLUTION to honor the Intern basketball team for defeating the Member team for the second straight year.

Summary

House Resolution 109 is a ceremonial resolution honoring the Tennessee General Assembly’s Intern basketball team for defeating the Member team for the second consecutive year in the annual Interns versus Members game. The resolution recounts the March 25, 2025 matchup at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena, notes the Interns’ 69-42 victory, and highlights individual participants, including the game’s Most Valuable Player, Benjamin Schmisseur, as well as the coaches and program administrators involved. The measure does not create or amend any substantive law. Instead, it is a formal expression of appreciation and recognition by the House of Representatives for the interns, coaches, and Tennessee Legislative Internship Program staff, and it directs that an appropriate copy be prepared for presentation with the final clause omitted. Its practical effect is limited to legislative commemoration and public acknowledgment of the event and participants.

Impact

HR0109 has no direct impact on Tennessee statutes, regulations, or government programs beyond the ceremonial record it creates in House proceedings. It does not appropriate funds, alter legal duties, or change the Tennessee Legislative Internship Program; it simply places an official commendation into the legislative journal and recognizes the interns, coaches, and program administrators involved in the basketball game.

Sentiment

The sentiment around the resolution is strongly positive and celebratory. The bill passed on the House floor by consent calendar with 94 yeas and 0 nays, indicating unanimous support and no recorded opposition. The language of the resolution is playful and laudatory, framing the interns’ win as a notable and entertaining legislative tradition.

Contention

There is no substantive policy contention associated with HR0109, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a policy bill. The only notable tension in the text is rhetorical: it humorously casts the interns as triumphant over the members in a longstanding rivalry, but this is presented in a lighthearted, congratulatory manner rather than as a genuine dispute. No committee objections or floor opposition are reflected in the available record.