---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - John William Graham -"
description: "Memorials, Death - John William Graham -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 149"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 149 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-02-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ba0fb1f-cbeb-4104-bc32-f8d576866482"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0149&GA=111"
source_hash: "cd637ab3ce3ca428a8ba1c550aabbdee3c6f30624bbee6f8cf7efe6f78fb7cd0"
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 149 (111) — Memorials, Death - John William Graham -

## 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/SJR0149.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/14/2019 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/11/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-07** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/11/2019
- **2019-02-11** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-12** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/14/19
- **2019-02-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-02-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-02-14** Concurred, Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-15** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-02-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-02-19** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-02-20** 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/6ba0fb1f-cbeb-4104-bc32-f8d576866482`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).