---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Matthew Scott Fortner -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Matthew Scott Fortner -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 979"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 979 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-13"
last_action: "2020-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12b0d366-d99e-4e0a-981b-d2bbe47b252e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0979&GA=111"
source_hash: "c1723cfa2b0653fed269a016aa77d643ca545e9f071a6b9c3353db2e2c37c899"
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 979 (111) — Memorials, Death - Matthew Scott Fortner -

## 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/SJR0979.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/27/2020 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/2/2020 Passed (1) — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-13** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/27/2020
- **2020-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-27** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-28** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/2/20
- **2020-03-02** Concurred, Ayes 99, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-04** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-05** 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/12b0d366-d99e-4e0a-981b-d2bbe47b252e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).