---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Retirement - Charles \"Chuck\" Leonard Head -"
description: "Memorials, Retirement - Charles \"Chuck\" Leonard Head -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 1277"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 1277 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-03-18"
last_action: "2020-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5ec5d83-131b-42c0-af45-7fc1e628d304"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR1277&GA=111"
source_hash: "93c8617d803cba7d5363eea4f2d6ea62ede22805888808da2aa08e4396d34250"
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 1277 (111) — Memorials, Retirement - Charles "Chuck" Leonard Head -

## 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/111/Bill/SJR1277.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-18** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-03-19** Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** SJR placed on H. consent cal. #3 for 3-19-20
- **2020-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-19** Adopted, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 4 for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-19** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-05-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-05-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-05-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-05-18** 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/b5ec5d83-131b-42c0-af45-7fc1e628d304`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).