---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dan Whittle -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dan Whittle -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 527"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 527 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sparks"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-04"
last_action: "2017-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d59f048e-ae05-409e-b2e0-a2d539a586c9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0527&GA=110"
source_hash: "5baec1cce1c9e3219f48076be3b182e5dd2b0c9bd9de2f8f98c1ec919f9705fc"
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 527 (110) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dan Whittle -

## 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/HJR0527.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 5/9/2017 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2017 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sparks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-04** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 5/5/17 `introduction`
- **2017-05-04** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. #2 for 5/4/17 `introduction`
- **2017-05-04** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-05-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-05-05** Adopted, Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-08** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-08** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2017-05-09** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-05-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-12** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d59f048e-ae05-409e-b2e0-a2d539a586c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).