---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Interns - William \"Walker\" Beasley -"
description: "Memorials, Interns - William \"Walker\" Beasley -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 397"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 397 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Interns", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-30"
last_action: "2021-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3eeb487d-7e33-42f4-af99-c0525856d931"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0397&GA=112"
source_hash: "3488ae76f0058386c631c9fdcef56d2120bd75f61574f3090c5e1e92678a6a69"
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 397 (112) — Memorials, Interns - William "Walker" Beasley -

## 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/SJR0397.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/8/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **91–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/12/21
- **2021-04-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-08** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Concurred, Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-16** 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/3eeb487d-7e33-42f4-af99-c0525856d931`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).