---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Mary Decker -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Mary Decker -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 459"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 459 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-16"
last_action: "2025-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e50bd22d-160c-4443-a382-2885c2972740"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0459&ga=114"
source_hash: "1dd2a890f9940fdf2169ded3df6bb40b4197803255c2ae9a1ac9d7532ae2de41"
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 459 (114) — Memorials, Recognition - Mary Decker -

## 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/SJR0459.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-04-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/21/2025
- **2025-04-17** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-21** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** SJR placed on H. consent cal. 2 for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01** 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/e50bd22d-160c-4443-a382-2885c2972740`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).