---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Retirement - Jeff Smith -"
description: "Memorials, Retirement - Jeff Smith -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 490"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 490 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-07"
last_action: "2021-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbbfaf10-3183-4085-9e9c-a84dc1a714bd"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0490&GA=112"
source_hash: "18c8e43a4e6f5be2a01187401cd491b534e5cd7c9b8b18e459952818f47f7855"
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 490 (112) — Memorials, Retirement - Jeff Smith -

## 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/SJR0490.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/15/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-07** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-15** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/19/21
- **2021-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-15** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-19** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-26** 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/dbbfaf10-3183-4085-9e9c-a84dc1a714bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).