---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Carl William Jones -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Carl William Jones -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 262"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 262 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-21"
last_action: "2023-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08061e77-3110-4e01-9821-67249b04331c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0262&GA=113"
source_hash: "f88bca2e531e9aa8ec009ee4ed5fa7204848abfb948bdc108c21ddffbbd52103"
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 262 (113) — Memorials, Death - Carl William Jones -

## 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/SJR0262.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2023 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-23** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/2/2023
- **2023-03-02** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-06** Concurred, Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-08** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-16** 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/08061e77-3110-4e01-9821-67249b04331c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).