---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Betty Nixon -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Betty Nixon -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 51"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 51 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clemmons"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-02-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/089a8b8c-ca7a-4170-be70-5d0ac009b26e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0051&GA=110"
source_hash: "c46394d5e6e8b2e910d20ed6cc60ecad7a860311cd2b0520879880a001d68088"
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 51 (110) — Memorials, Death - Betty Nixon -

## 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/HJR0051.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/6/2017 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/1/2017 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Clemmons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-25** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 2/1/17 `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-02-01** Adopted, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 2/6/2017
- **2017-02-02** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-02-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-02-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-02-08** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-09** 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/089a8b8c-ca7a-4170-be70-5d0ac009b26e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).