---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Retirement - Battalion Chief Jim Stewart, Morristown Fire Department -"
description: "Memorials, Retirement - Battalion Chief Jim Stewart, Morristown Fire Department -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 252"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 252 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-05"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f662a7a-7ef7-4997-a1d1-ca1611bd9b88"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0252&GA=111"
source_hash: "e5a64bb7834bb62321cd5b1db44c14da020dedf54d3a6b57b3a88fbf308d17ff"
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 252 (111) — Memorials, Retirement - Battalion Chief Jim Stewart, Morristown Fire Department -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SJR0252.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/14/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3-18-19
- **2019-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-14** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-03-25** 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/5f662a7a-7ef7-4997-a1d1-ca1611bd9b88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).