---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Personal Occasion - William Lehman McKnight and Maurene Ouita Grimes McKnight, 70th wedding anniversary -"
description: "Memorials, Personal Occasion - William Lehman McKnight and Maurene Ouita Grimes McKnight, 70th wedding anniversary -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 44"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 44 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Personal Occasion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-02-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5228249-3055-414a-a0f1-cba7122b436f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0044&GA=112"
source_hash: "1ea8eb899d1d1cc6bc353566164d3e2d17c67c46927be68933edd4660e977b98"
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 44 (112) — Memorials, Personal Occasion - William Lehman McKnight and Maurene Ouita Grimes McKnight, 70th wedding anniversary -

## 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/SJR0044.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/15/2021 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/8/2021 Passed — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/8/2021
- **2021-01-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-01-15** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-01-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-01-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 1/15/2021
- **2021-02-08** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-02-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-02-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-02-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-02-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-11** 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/c5228249-3055-414a-a0f1-cba7122b436f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).