---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Retirement - Lily D. Barnes -"
description: "Memorials, Retirement - Lily D. Barnes -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 1253"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 1253 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 10
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-04-22"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00c6e82c-dce6-4d7b-aa63-b074b603ec0e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR1253&ga=114"
source_hash: "7ce2730dbcc214e6ba41273bc080a5e4e1fbb453bb67ede4fd22fe5e76266970"
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 1253 (114) — Memorials, Retirement - Lily D. Barnes -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR1253.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-22** SJR placed on H. consent cal. 2 for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-22** Rules Suspended, Adopted voice vote
- **2026-04-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** 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/00c6e82c-dce6-4d7b-aa63-b074b603ec0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).