---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Retirement - Dr. B.J. Worthington -"
description: "Memorials, Retirement - Dr. B.J. Worthington -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 27"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 27 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pitts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-02-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25cc9bcc-cb1b-42f7-adf1-bdc744ef3575"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0027&GA=110"
source_hash: "297e3f5f90ca73f5cf536d6af6ff318349270f4b7bf08111b8e6acae85fa4301"
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 27 (110) — Memorials, Retirement - Dr. B.J. Worthington -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HJR0027.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/1/2017 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: 1/12/2017 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pitts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-11** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 1/12/17 `introduction`
- **2017-01-11** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-12** Adopted, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-01-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-01-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 2/1/2017
- **2017-01-30** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-02-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-02-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-02-01** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-02** 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/25cc9bcc-cb1b-42f7-adf1-bdc744ef3575`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).