---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - William \"Bill\" Lacy Carter, Jr. -"
description: "Memorials, Death - William \"Bill\" Lacy Carter, Jr. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 68"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 68 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2a0d1a2-8eee-4922-bd47-4343e26f2a45"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0068&GA=110"
source_hash: "daf0949405f171f37df97adb03a569482f2b2a4279098a5539811f347a35dc56"
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 68 (110) — Memorials, Death - William "Bill" Lacy Carter, 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/SJR0068.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/13/2017 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/15/2017 Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-02-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 2/13/2017
- **2017-02-13** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/15/17
- **2017-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-13** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-02-15** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-02-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-02-15** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-02-21** 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/f2a0d1a2-8eee-4922-bd47-4343e26f2a45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).