---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Detective Matthew Walker Blansett -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Detective Matthew Walker Blansett -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 2"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 2 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-12-14"
last_action: "2023-02-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db6a9d11-64e3-4187-a3b2-4c5f283d82bd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0002&GA=113"
source_hash: "01c2b005d7b58c48ff4fc8b0c28288af99562f789f0451dc7bf5bc2c299400ea"
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 2 (113) — Memorials, Death - Detective Matthew Walker Blansett -

## 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/SJR0002.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: 1/12/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: 1/12/2023 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2023 Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/20/2023 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 1/12/2023
- **2023-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-12** Senate Reset on calendar for 1/20/2023
- **2023-01-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 1/20/2023
- **2023-01-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-01-20** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-01-24** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 1/30/2023
- **2023-01-30** Concurred, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-01-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-31** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-01-31** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-01-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-02-01** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-10** 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/db6a9d11-64e3-4187-a3b2-4c5f283d82bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).