---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 118"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 118 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yarbro"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d585cb43-0804-44a0-a979-d28abcd38a14"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0118&GA=112"
source_hash: "604079a65099cdd365bc95e8d8139b1417e673aee6b976da253f9302452e8527"
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 118 (112) — Memorials, Recognition - Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy -

## 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/SJR0118.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONCUR 3/15/2021 Passed — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/22/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Yarbro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-02-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/22/2021
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-02-22** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-02-24** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/25/2021
- **2021-02-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar
- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-25** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2021-03-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar
- **2021-03-01** Reset on cal. for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Concurred, Ayes 72, Nays 0, PNV 16 `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-18** 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/d585cb43-0804-44a0-a979-d28abcd38a14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).