---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Heroism - James Shaw, Jr. -"
description: "Memorials, Heroism - James Shaw, Jr. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 978"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 978 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Heroism"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harper"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-04-23"
last_action: "2018-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3634d8e-5f7d-4248-ac65-d43cad13d827"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0978&GA=110"
source_hash: "b320c018c7f7c3991f11c0ab211833ad0aa08ed519b505fcf9fabccdecfbee0f"
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 978 (110) — Memorials, Heroism - James Shaw, 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/SJR0978.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2018 PASSED (1) — **32–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harper — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-23** R/S Concurred, v.v. `passage`
- **2018-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-04-23** Rules Suspended, Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-24** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3634d8e-5f7d-4248-ac65-d43cad13d827`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).