---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Melvin Martin, 2017 Fire Chief of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Melvin Martin, 2017 Fire Chief of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 720"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 720 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Byrd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-02-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/154e4e15-4e71-4ea9-9f4c-e0f2221a338e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0720&GA=110"
source_hash: "11c76077ba7655b567868117f23cd367e7834d2e1fa3234e6d9d83c6e7f873c7"
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 720 (110) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Melvin Martin, 2017 Fire Chief of the Year -

## 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/HJR0720.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/8/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/1/2018 PASSED (1) — **95–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Byrd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 2-1-18 `introduction`
- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-02-01** Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-05** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2018-02-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 2/8/2018
- **2018-02-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-02-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-02-08** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-02-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-14** 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/154e4e15-4e71-4ea9-9f4c-e0f2221a338e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).