---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - John H. \"Jack\" Morris III -"
description: "Memorials, Death - John H. \"Jack\" Morris III -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 549"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 549 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelsey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-02-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e7d7a1d-cf95-468c-8d67-70ed1933c6db"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0549&GA=110"
source_hash: "61b612da762d5f0d3482fc23eb3c5ff3d6e76fb4ecf6ab02dd02f0a83c88552b"
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 549 (110) — Memorials, Death - John H. "Jack" Morris III -

## 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/SJR0549.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **93–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/8/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kelsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 2/8/2018
- **2018-02-08** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for for 2-12-18
- **2018-02-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-08** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-02-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-02-12** Adopted, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-02-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-02-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-14** 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/9e7d7a1d-cf95-468c-8d67-70ed1933c6db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).