---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - William Kenneth Jorgensen -"
description: "Memorials, Death - William Kenneth Jorgensen -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 1256"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 1256 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-04-22"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4006f071-fff1-4d1c-99fc-40c59f78c7f9"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR1256&ga=114"
source_hash: "33335ee55950fee3ade2fbb2675469d7c352ecd1c46f934820ec750f17e12d6a"
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 1256 (114) — Memorials, Death - William Kenneth Jorgensen -

## 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/SJR1256.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-22** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/23/2026
- **2026-04-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-23** Concurred, Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-23** SJR placed on H. consent cal. 4 for 4/23/2026
- **2026-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-23** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-30** 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/4006f071-fff1-4d1c-99fc-40c59f78c7f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).