---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Public Service - Representative Jimmy Matlock -"
description: "Memorials, Public Service - Representative Jimmy Matlock -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 870"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 870 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Public Service"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-28"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/870e5fd1-caec-43e1-8cc2-7b2be327bc16"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0870&GA=110"
source_hash: "0a9cd07f6c6175a6b92ced0c3075a9926c1ee20065bf3ec15e52137ca0395b07"
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 870 (110) — Memorials, Public Service - Representative Jimmy Matlock -

## 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/HJR0870.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Amend 3/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **32–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-28** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-15** R/S Intro., adopted v.v. `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2018-03-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 3/22/2018
- **2018-03-22** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-26** 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/870e5fd1-caec-43e1-8cc2-7b2be327bc16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).