---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Helen Ashe -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Helen Ashe -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 790"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 790 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Staples"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73f6fb4e-3bd9-4b25-8b5c-0d15eec9317d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0790&GA=110"
source_hash: "1b37d818f269e0e5262d6a22279509603a84e3dd1812351c9e312f9cf5e52014"
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 790 (110) — Memorials, Death - Helen Ashe -

## 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/HJR0790.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/1/2018 PASSED (1) — **29–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **95–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Staples — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 2/22/18 `introduction`
- **2018-02-15** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-02-22** Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-26** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2018-02-27** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 3/1/2018
- **2018-03-01** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-06** 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/73f6fb4e-3bd9-4b25-8b5c-0d15eec9317d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).