---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Charles Maxwell \"Charlie\" Severance -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Charles Maxwell \"Charlie\" Severance -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 698"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 698 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac5d301e-299a-4db2-9570-7b9d70641695"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0698&ga=114"
source_hash: "449a40f6f5c08df5a9460d384d25327cfb4320deb7eb9322c6a18ca19d664e91"
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 698 (114) — Memorials, Death - Charles Maxwell "Charlie" Severance -

## 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/SJR0698.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/19/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/26/2026 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/19/2026
- **2026-02-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-19** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-23** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/26/2026
- **2026-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-26** Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-06** 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/ac5d301e-299a-4db2-9570-7b9d70641695`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).