---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Robert Boggs, VBI Peter J. Salmon Award -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Robert Boggs, VBI Peter J. Salmon Award -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 609"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 609 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24cbb372-22b9-4d35-b07f-0952d80a0a7d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0609&GA=110"
source_hash: "6451ecf16ac1f01b956cd525e1ce694010ad5353360e8692c74f87c256ac86f5"
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 609 (110) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Robert Boggs, VBI Peter J. Salmon Award -

## 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/SJR0609.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/5/2018 PASSED (1) — **90–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 2/26/2018
- **2018-02-26** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-01** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for for 3-5-18
- **2018-03-05** Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-07** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-09** 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/24cbb372-22b9-4d35-b07f-0952d80a0a7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).