---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - National Speech and Debate Education Day -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - National Speech and Debate Education Day -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 78"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 78 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93b1bbd3-1a35-471f-b70e-4f87cb8908c4"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0078&GA=110"
source_hash: "96137d9b02ecc46bf8950741038b91386f1d417cd1cda88f3ce6e57c5f10d3d8"
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 78 (110) — Memorials, Recognition - National Speech and Debate Education Day -

## 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/SJR0078.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/22/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/27/2017 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2017 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/15/2017
- **2017-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-22** Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-27** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/30/17
- **2017-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-27** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-30** Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2017-03-31** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-04** 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/93b1bbd3-1a35-471f-b70e-4f87cb8908c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).