---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Julian Taylor Bolton -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Julian Taylor Bolton -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 577"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 577 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-02-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1ac9290-f900-40a7-b086-dc0184f2f6b4"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0577&ga=114"
source_hash: "cb4305c687273d0ef0c8c2268b2639ad7d260495d9aa235d0da6d1a43defd03c"
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 577 (114) — Memorials, Death - Julian Taylor Bolton -

## 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/SJR0577.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/22/2026 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 1/21/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 1/21/2026
- **2026-01-21** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 1/22/2026
- **2026-01-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-01-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-01-21** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-01-22** Concurred, Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-01-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-03** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-03** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-02-11** 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/f1ac9290-f900-40a7-b086-dc0184f2f6b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).