---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Virginia \"Ginny\" Edwards -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Virginia \"Ginny\" Edwards -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 7"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 7 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-07"
last_action: "2019-01-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b696627-606c-422b-9a63-40178eb07b62"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0007&GA=111"
source_hash: "5ba560a8a5adccd7b47eb1ca520307b26720d5212870151575671a058ffcf06d"
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 7 (111) — Memorials, Death - Virginia "Ginny" Edwards -

## 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/SJR0007.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/18/2019 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/10/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-07** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-09** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 1/10/2019
- **2019-01-09** Passed on Second Consideration, Held on desk pending committee appointments
- **2019-01-10** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for for 1-18-19
- **2019-01-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-01-10** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-01-18** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-01-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-01-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-01-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-01-25** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-01-28** 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/0b696627-606c-422b-9a63-40178eb07b62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).