---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Greer Goddard -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Greer Goddard -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 979"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 979 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McNally"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-04-23"
last_action: "2018-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92cab54a-6317-4125-aec4-abee2c2a0255"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0979&GA=110"
source_hash: "28d552246856bcf35d2355f500a1e3a98efe41d22728d8188ffc3f7993288a99"
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 979 (110) — Memorials, Death - Greer Goddard -

## 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/SJR0979.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **90–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- McNally — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-04-23** Rules Suspended, Adopted voice vote
- **2018-04-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** SJR placed on H. consent cal. #2
- **2018-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-05-11** 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/92cab54a-6317-4125-aec4-abee2c2a0255`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).