---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Retirement - Chief Scott Boyd, Kingsport Fire Department -"
description: "Memorials, Retirement - Chief Scott Boyd, Kingsport Fire Department -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 173"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 173 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harshbarger"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-24"
last_action: "2025-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8970814-6b5f-42f3-b792-3cea2d440fdd"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0173&ga=114"
source_hash: "0714f6dd291a690265e43c47e79f7a52f74c2a6594827ba7d362528767fe634e"
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 173 (114) — Memorials, Retirement - Chief Scott Boyd, Kingsport Fire Department -

## 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/SJR0173.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/6/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harshbarger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/6/2025
- **2025-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-06** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-07** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/10/2025
- **2025-03-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-10** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-03-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-13** 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/d8970814-6b5f-42f3-b792-3cea2d440fdd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).