---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Margaret Elizabeth \"Bettie\" Kirkland -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Margaret Elizabeth \"Bettie\" Kirkland -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 691"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 691 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clemmons"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-01-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5747baf-d162-49cd-801b-9702c1e81945"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0691&GA=113"
source_hash: "b57e578d5692bb037d4ef0e98bb9d0fe3ecfab86b3ff9825e2df58764f668d7e"
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 691 (113) — Memorials, Death - Margaret Elizabeth "Bettie" Kirkland -

## 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/113/Bill/HJR0691.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/22/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/10/2024 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/10/2024 Passed — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Clemmons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 1/10/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-01-10** Adopted, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-01-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 1/17/2024
- **2024-01-11** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2024-01-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 1/22/2024
- **2024-01-22** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-01-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-01-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-01-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-24** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-01-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-01-30** 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/b5747baf-d162-49cd-801b-9702c1e81945`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).