---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Kathleen Starnes -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Kathleen Starnes -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 449"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 449 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dickerson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-05-04"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af20f75b-6da9-4681-a021-7e780abda0c7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0449&GA=110"
source_hash: "fe8d09c2d4da3c5238ac9f12de82eda8fbeec876b1499911f2949a1b73ef6783"
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 449 (110) — Memorials, Death - Kathleen Starnes -

## 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/SJR0449.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/8/2017 Passed (1) — **85–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dickerson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-04** Rules Suspended, Adopted voice vote
- **2017-05-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-05-05** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 5/8/17
- **2017-05-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-08** Concurred, Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-11** 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/af20f75b-6da9-4681-a021-7e780abda0c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).