---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Sam McFarland, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Sam McFarland, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 702"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 702 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-07"
last_action: "2018-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4713dc8-c2cb-4e84-ad00-9f22b0b875f6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0702&GA=110"
source_hash: "e61140cc6a1d89dcb88f2d5c16156b2cf3e038b763a40d48179cbe1035f252aa"
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 702 (110) — Memorials, Recognition - Sam McFarland, Governor's Volunteer Stars 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/SJR0702.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2018 PASSED (1) — **89–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 3/15/2018
- **2018-03-15** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for for 3-19-18
- **2018-03-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-03-15** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Concurred, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-03-26** 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/a4713dc8-c2cb-4e84-ad00-9f22b0b875f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).