---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Robert and Martha Brown Stromberg, Walter B. Garland Historical Award -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Robert and Martha Brown Stromberg, Walter B. Garland Historical Award -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 970"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 970 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/620af3b2-a417-4cbc-a55a-dffcb14ee74b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0970&GA=113"
source_hash: "2fae06b4988c10a6d11f12a23d263846c93ef52a22a19aa13cfab077286ec621"
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 970 (113) — Memorials, Recognition - Robert and Martha Brown Stromberg, Walter B. Garland Historical Award -

## 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/SJR0970.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/29/2024 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/29/2024 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-26** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** 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/620af3b2-a417-4cbc-a55a-dffcb14ee74b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).