---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Dr. Chester Warren Neel -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Dr. Chester Warren Neel -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 715"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 715 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-18"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/795a749d-1d73-415e-ac2d-8fb7990f9c8b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0715&GA=113"
source_hash: "8b981bc5163964e4974c360daf17fc577c85a25111de1ab842098bce1b26b94a"
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 715 (113) — Memorials, Death - Dr. Chester Warren Neel -

## 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/SJR0715.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-18** Rules Suspended, Adopted voice vote
- **2023-04-19** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/20/2023
- **2023-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-04-20** Concurred, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02** 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/795a749d-1d73-415e-ac2d-8fb7990f9c8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).