General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the Secretary of State to include a discussion of the significance and history of the Appalachian dialect in Section VI of the Tennessee Blue Book. -

House Joint Resolution 803 is a procedural resolution urging the Tennessee Secretary of State to add a section about the Appalachian dialect's history and significance to Section VI of the Tennessee Blue Book. It specifically requests inclusion of how the dialect developed from regional isolation, Native American and Scotch-Irish influences, and its grammatical features (like "might could" or "need" followed by past tense). The resolution aims to counter stigmatization of the dialect by recognizing it as a legitimate, systematic part of Tennessee's cultural heritage. This is a non-binding request affecting only the content of the state's official reference publication, not a new law.