---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Retirement - Parks Tigrett Wells -"
description: "Memorials, Retirement - Parks Tigrett Wells -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 656"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 656 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grills"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-20"
last_action: "2023-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/511e7079-7164-4830-a8eb-8f1dae16b6b3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0656&GA=113"
source_hash: "29288eda7e3897188d6845adbb4eed987fcd4023f8004b14f6f505ab4cd466ae"
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 HJR 656 (113) — Memorials, Retirement - Parks Tigrett Wells -

## 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/HJR0656.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **26–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Grills — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. #2 for 4/20/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-21** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** Adopted, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-09** 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/511e7079-7164-4830-a8eb-8f1dae16b6b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).