---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - William Kenneth \"Bill\" Norwood -"
description: "Memorials, Death - William Kenneth \"Bill\" Norwood -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 897"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 897 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-05"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/625e3d09-a4ff-49e4-8339-56ae2f0d8d8f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0897&GA=110"
source_hash: "7d31b5a6e147149af6a04f69aa0fcc67327db0747556c61500c4bef3da14a930"
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 897 (110) — Memorials, Death - William Kenneth "Bill" Norwood -

## 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/HJR0897.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/8/2018 PASSED (1) — **90–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-05** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 3-8-18 `introduction`
- **2018-03-05** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-08** Adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-15** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-16** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21** 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/625e3d09-a4ff-49e4-8339-56ae2f0d8d8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).