---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - David Shannon, president of Freed-Hardeman University -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - David Shannon, president of Freed-Hardeman University -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 437"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 437 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beavers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-05-02"
last_action: "2017-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/355d9eb5-9c2b-4fbb-bd1a-8ddbf5959fea"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0437&GA=110"
source_hash: "e0955363ef6702eec1ec008714d56886401726cdb6c9dc216d3b6e173ef15f32"
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 437 (110) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - David Shannon, president of Freed-Hardeman University -

## 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/SJR0437.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 5/8/2017 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/9/2017 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beavers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-05-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-05-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-04** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-05-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-05-08** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-17** 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/355d9eb5-9c2b-4fbb-bd1a-8ddbf5959fea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).