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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Memorials, Death - Gerald Joseph \"Jerry\" Neal -"
+description: "Memorials, Death - Gerald Joseph \"Jerry\" Neal -"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SJR 959"
+citation: "Tennessee SJR 959 (113)"
+classification: ["joint resolution"]
+subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2024-02-06"
+last_action: "2024-03-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33bb3902-01ec-4bcc-8013-9d4078a7665d"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0959&GA=113"
+source_hash: "ac181d7b6d3b8f7bfd6700fac1e359f4717e88e01b457e372252f5e28174e3f0"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SJR 959 (113) — Memorials, Death - Gerald Joseph "Jerry" Neal -
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SJR0959.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2024 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/15/2024 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Yager — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2024-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2024-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
+- **2024-02-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/15/2024
+- **2024-02-15** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/22/2024
+- **2024-02-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2024-02-15** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2024-02-22** Concurred, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2024-02-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2024-02-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2024-02-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2024-02-28** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-02-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2024-03-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33bb3902-01ec-4bcc-8013-9d4078a7665d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+