---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Litter Awareness Month, March 2022 -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Litter Awareness Month, March 2022 -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 839"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 839 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-24"
last_action: "2022-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/252bd394-db38-4444-ac35-33edf559f9c1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0839&GA=112"
source_hash: "e5cb429262f09f73efdabd240dc35b5ba08067ed6e9bda2c549adb5500ef6ea8"
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 839 (112) — Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Litter Awareness Month, March 2022 -

## 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/SJR0839.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommend for Adoption, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/23/2022 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/3/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Nat. Resources
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-23** Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/3/2022
- **2022-03-03** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/7/22
- **2022-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-03** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-16** 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/252bd394-db38-4444-ac35-33edf559f9c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).