---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Credit Unions, 100 years -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Credit Unions, 100 years -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 159"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 159 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ad9087f-de6c-4b80-8b57-74d2ba58648c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0159&GA=113"
source_hash: "b890071d37411ca8f3f16234f24bb5545b9554b13b42a15c48f522eb96d8b76c"
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 159 (113) — Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Credit Unions, 100 years -

## 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/SJR0159.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONCUR 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **84–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONCUR 3/23/2023 Passed — **84–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/16/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-07** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/9/2023
- **2023-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-09** Re-refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/16/2023
- **2023-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-16** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-16** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/27/23
- **2023-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-23** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2023-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/2/2023
- **2023-02-27** Reset on cal. for 3/2/2023
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** Held on desk.
- **2023-03-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for next available Regular Calendar
- **2023-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-23** Concurred, Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-30** 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/9ad9087f-de6c-4b80-8b57-74d2ba58648c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).