---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Albert Broward Blanton, Jr. -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Albert Broward Blanton, Jr. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 343"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 343 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seal"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2025-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51e2a35c-9bb4-4bcb-9866-7649e4d323ea"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0343&ga=114"
source_hash: "bce07508c93d3d1a8c4a79d27b7da496bb4c1cc7c11d74a67369675e4116bb91"
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 343 (114) — Memorials, Death - Albert Broward Blanton, Jr. -

## 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/SJR0343.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/7/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Seal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-27** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-03-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/7/2025
- **2025-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-07** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-09** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-10** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51e2a35c-9bb4-4bcb-9866-7649e4d323ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).