---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - John Edwin Emerson, Jr. -"
description: "Memorials, Death - John Edwin Emerson, Jr. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 623"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 623 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gresham"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-26"
last_action: "2018-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c3bbcdc-a639-46e6-8544-3e9916ed4c26"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0623&GA=110"
source_hash: "9c4a2fe0e85abc1ea6607b748eb5bb9d813138e16ba05db750dd396b1c5236c4"
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 623 (110) — Memorials, Death - John Edwin Emerson, Jr. -

## 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/SJR0623.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **89–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/8/2018 PASSED (1) — **29–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gresham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-08** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for for 3-12-18
- **2018-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-08** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **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/7c3bbcdc-a639-46e6-8544-3e9916ed4c26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).