---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Ben Shapiro and The Daily Wire -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Ben Shapiro and The Daily Wire -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HJR 187"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 187 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faison"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99a62583-ef2b-40fc-ae87-c41334362dcd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0187&GA=112"
source_hash: "f647d7e5c2e0adfb94385d7681c83adf9e1cb2293baeff8a8b106357d641b5c4"
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 HJR 187 (112) — Memorials, Recognition - Ben Shapiro and The Daily Wire -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HJR0187.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/11/2021 Passed — **69–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Faison — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. 3/8/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-03-08** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2021-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/21
- **2021-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-11** Adopted, Ayes 69, Nays 21, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-19** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-24** 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/99a62583-ef2b-40fc-ae87-c41334362dcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).