---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - President Jimmy Carter -"
description: "Memorials, Death - President Jimmy Carter -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 17"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 17 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2025-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6d7c71e-cedb-40ee-b8a9-58a27a66bdc1"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0017&ga=114"
source_hash: "d35e59222440fce6bc182815cba0408a5f6ae1ed2999132601276ec37104ecce"
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 17 (114) — Memorials, Death - President Jimmy Carter -

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0030** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0030.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR0017.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2025 Passed — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED MOTION TO CONCUR 3/31/2025 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025 3/27/2025 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/3/2025 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR REFER TO COMMITTEE 2/5/2025 Passed — **52–31** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 3/3/2025 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-01-15** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-01-16** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-01-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 1/27/2025
- **2025-01-27** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/3/2025
- **2025-01-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-01-27** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-01-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/5/2025
- **2025-02-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-03** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2025-02-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-05** Re-ref. Naming & Designating Committee
- **2025-02-19** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 2/24/2025
- **2025-02-24** Action def. in Naming & Designating Committee to 3/3/25
- **2025-02-26** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/3/2025
- **2025-03-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-12** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025
- **2025-03-19** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-19** Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025
- **2025-03-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025
- **2025-03-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2025
- **2025-03-31** Concurred as am., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
- **2025-03-31** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0030) `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0030) `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-10** 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/b6d7c71e-cedb-40ee-b8a9-58a27a66bdc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).