---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - Designates the week of May 13-19, 2018, as \"Police Week\" and May 15, 2018, as \"Peace Officers Memorial Day\" in Tennessee. -"
description: "Naming and Designating - Designates the week of May 13-19, 2018, as \"Police Week\" and May 15, 2018, as \"Peace Officers Memorial Day\" in Tennessee. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 563"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 563 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcf5259b-737a-497c-b88b-0178248c5da3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0563&GA=110"
source_hash: "110c5794841bff1d68125968c9fab56a631f126aa208611a1d3dffdd95e57066"
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 563 (110) — Naming and Designating - Designates the week of May 13-19, 2018, as "Police Week" and May 15, 2018, as "Peace Officers Memorial Day" in Tennessee. -

## 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/SJR0563.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Judiciary Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 2/13/2018 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **89–0** (fail) · lower
- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2018 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/22/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/13/2018
- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-13** Recommended for adoption by Senate Judiciary Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-22** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/6/2018
- **2018-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-08** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Concurred, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-20** 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/bcf5259b-737a-497c-b88b-0178248c5da3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).