---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Retirement - Dale Sims -"
description: "Memorials, Retirement - Dale Sims -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 489"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 489 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCormick"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-01"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65a44bbb-82cf-461e-ba76-3f07b6df414b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0489&GA=110"
source_hash: "8ff3b4a047c8370e07f5f8f1bf887aa540f81a954bd089f67e811f8107ea5c31"
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 489 (110) — Memorials, Retirement - Dale Sims -

## 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/HJR0489.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 5/8/2017 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/3/2017 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McCormick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-01** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 5/3/17 `introduction`
- **2017-05-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-05-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-03** Adopted, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-04** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2017-05-08** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-11** 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/65a44bbb-82cf-461e-ba76-3f07b6df414b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).