---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Don Leland Patterson -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Don Leland Patterson -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 241"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 241 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2019-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9804594e-c4a4-44ee-af9c-7b8c34dab467"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0241&GA=111"
source_hash: "53db545574335ae539e0d988291ebbd5949e945cfa97af1bfe01ac004b129698"
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 241 (111) — Memorials, Death - Don Leland Patterson -

## 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/SJR0241.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/11/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-28** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-08** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/11/2019
- **2019-03-11** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-14** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3-18-19
- **2019-03-18** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9804594e-c4a4-44ee-af9c-7b8c34dab467`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).