---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Representative Jim Coley -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Representative Jim Coley -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112S2"
identifier: "HJR 8009"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 8009 (112S2)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gillespie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-10-18"
last_action: "2021-10-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1978040-505d-403e-9acd-bb2a6c9ec271"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR8009&GA=112"
source_hash: "9086266884b10394db38825968324142205ac755134f08a2b2ae2bf501d48f2b"
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 HJR 8009 (112S2) — Memorials, Death - Representative Jim Coley -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HJR8009.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 10/20/2021 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gillespie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-10-18** R/S Intro., adopted v.v. `passage`
- **2021-10-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-10-19** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 10/20/2021
- **2021-10-19** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2021-10-19** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2021-10-20** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-10-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-10-21** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-10-22** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-10-26** 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/b1978040-505d-403e-9acd-bb2a6c9ec271`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).