---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Recognizes Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Tennessee - Knoxville for their contributions to the discovery of element 117 and its naming as tennessine. -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Recognizes Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Tennessee - Knoxville for their contributions to the discovery of element 117 and its naming as tennessine. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 2"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 2 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McNally"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-18"
last_action: "2017-02-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dbdf39e-e202-4bbd-bac3-6e354cc5493f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0002&GA=110"
source_hash: "6cc95a668e53f66630903ddd026da240f077c6cb162dba42fab2a95cccffcd5a"
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 2 (110) — Memorials, Recognition - Recognizes Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Tennessee - Knoxville for their contributions to the discovery of element 117 and its naming as tennessine. -

## 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/SJR0002.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/6/2017 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/2/2017 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McNally — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-31** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 2/2/2017
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-02-02** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/6/17
- **2017-02-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-02** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-06** Concurred, Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-02-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-07** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-02-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-02-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-02-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dbdf39e-e202-4bbd-bac3-6e354cc5493f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).