---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Joe Cross, Independent Herald/Scott County Chamber of Commerce 2017 Person of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Joe Cross, Independent Herald/Scott County Chamber of Commerce 2017 Person of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 511"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 511 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-22"
last_action: "2018-02-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ee6fa82-7de3-42fb-b5c6-c6bae138c356"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0511&GA=110"
source_hash: "36c896829e9472eab7452f1d8da1cdcabfabce5a127b9019153b308bccbba144"
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 511 (110) — Memorials, Recognition - Joe Cross, Independent Herald/Scott County Chamber of Commerce 2017 Person of the Year -

## 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/SJR0511.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 1/31/2018 PASSED (1) — **32–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/1/2018 PASSED (1) — **95–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-25** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-01-29** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 1/31/2018
- **2018-01-31** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for for 2-1-18
- **2018-01-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-01-31** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-02-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-02-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-02-01** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ee6fa82-7de3-42fb-b5c6-c6bae138c356`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).