---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jonathan D. Cooper, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2019-2020 President -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jonathan D. Cooper, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2019-2020 President -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 712"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 712 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-02-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb7cee69-90ae-4662-99fe-fb20268d4999"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0712&GA=111"
source_hash: "46d709fc4cc01f946c28660d16b0b026fd5f6845fe9adf30225117e7db21967b"
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 712 (111) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jonathan D. Cooper, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2019-2020 President -

## 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/SJR0712.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/27/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/29/2020 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-14** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-01-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 1/27/2020
- **2020-01-27** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 1/29/20
- **2020-01-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-01-27** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-01-29** Concurred, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2020-01-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-01-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-01-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-01-31** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-02-03** 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/fb7cee69-90ae-4662-99fe-fb20268d4999`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).