---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Gary Drinkard -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Gary Drinkard -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 21"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 21 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-01-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aaeae7c8-1074-4966-ae2a-c98c9dcccc85"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0021&GA=112"
source_hash: "93e5263bb01a32fa43b4465ccc621d3ceea1a38bfa07094150bf6da83d3d0b21"
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 21 (112) — Memorials, Death - Gary Drinkard -

## 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/SJR0021.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/14/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/15/2021 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 1/14/2021
- **2021-01-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-01-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-01-14** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 1/15/21
- **2021-01-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-01-14** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-01-15** Concurred, Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2021-01-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-01-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-01-19** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-01-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-20** Transmitted to Governor for action.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aaeae7c8-1074-4966-ae2a-c98c9dcccc85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).