---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Public Service - Commissioner David W. Purkey -"
description: "Memorials, Public Service - Commissioner David W. Purkey -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 43"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 43 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Public Service"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-08"
last_action: "2019-01-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1fc87b94-57df-4f69-9134-f23666ab4088"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0043&GA=111"
source_hash: "1f0b75f813eb10c5966c71ad4defd81735dffa436dfba02c91234616b72a9cee"
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 43 (111) — Memorials, Public Service - Commissioner David W. Purkey -

## 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/SJR0043.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/10/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-08** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-09** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 1/10/2019
- **2019-01-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-01-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-01-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-01-10** R/S Concurred, v.v. `passage`
- **2019-01-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-01-10** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-01-10** Passed on Second Consideration, Held on desk pending committee appointments
- **2019-01-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-01-15** 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/1fc87b94-57df-4f69-9134-f23666ab4088`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).