---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - \"DIPG Awareness Day,\" May 17, 2017 -"
description: "Naming and Designating - \"DIPG Awareness Day,\" May 17, 2017 -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 16"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 16 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Overbey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-17"
last_action: "2017-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c19a8dc8-b84d-4c5e-94fc-840ffbeef895"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0016&GA=110"
source_hash: "578f1cd51838ef5fd04583cfd225909d8369e8af7b60b9e2a7a62c2230cd68ea"
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 SJR 16 (110) — Naming and Designating - "DIPG Awareness Day," May 17, 2017 -

## 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/SJR0016.pdf)

## Votes

- HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2017 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/23/2017 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Health and Welfare Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 2/15/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/13/2017 3/9/2017 — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Overbey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-17** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health & Welfare Committee
- **2017-02-08** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/15/2017
- **2017-02-15** Recommended for adoption by Senate Health and Welfare Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-02-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/23/2017
- **2017-02-23** Rcvd. from S., ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-23** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2017
- **2017-03-09** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-13** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-14** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-03-16** 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/c19a8dc8-b84d-4c5e-94fc-840ffbeef895`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).