---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Retirement - Dr. Tisha Durrah -"
description: "Memorials, Retirement - Dr. Tisha Durrah -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 779"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 779 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Parkinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-02-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7034c236-80cf-4de6-9cc4-926ec19a89f9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0779&GA=113"
source_hash: "a237fc2748d8bd85fa15d9f4d2bc28bfb2a16a6ab858431a6b024cc9ff1f876d"
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 779 (113) — Memorials, Retirement - Dr. Tisha Durrah -

## 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/HJR0779.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/29/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Parkinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-22** R/S Intro., adopted v.v. `passage`
- **2024-01-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-01-24** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2024-01-26** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 1/29/2024
- **2024-01-29** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-29** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-01-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-01-31** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-02** 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/7034c236-80cf-4de6-9cc4-926ec19a89f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).