---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Katherine Baker Mathis -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Katherine Baker Mathis -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 883"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 883 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-05"
last_action: "2020-02-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e02e93d8-e9d7-41b6-bd04-00b6b4d9ce44"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0883&GA=111"
source_hash: "8940eb645b144530d11d0a385eef9d899d4cb9d4bb0823b105eaff3aead91311"
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 883 (111) — Memorials, Death - Katherine Baker Mathis -

## 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/SJR0883.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/20/2020 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/13/2020
- **2020-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-13** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-14** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/20/20
- **2020-02-20** Concurred, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-02-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-02-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-02-25** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-02-25** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-02-26** 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/e02e93d8-e9d7-41b6-bd04-00b6b4d9ce44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).