---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Richard Davis Skiles, Jr. -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Richard Davis Skiles, Jr. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 876"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 876 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-25"
last_action: "2022-02-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b70883d-1ab6-40bb-8c98-4d624d3c7323"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0876&GA=112"
source_hash: "4ec31e4c06d28238fdbefaec837606892af90f7e5855a9d3798cd91fe3108cdf"
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 876 (112) — Memorials, Death - Richard Davis Skiles, Jr. -

## 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/SJR0876.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/2/2022 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/3/2022 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stevens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-25** 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 Calendar Committee
- **2022-01-31** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/2/2022
- **2022-02-02** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/3/2022
- **2022-02-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-02** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-03** Concurred, Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-02-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-02-07** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-02-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-02-08** 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/7b70883d-1ab6-40bb-8c98-4d624d3c7323`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).