---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Personal Occasion - Letha May Beatrice Dedman Hallums, 95th birthday -"
description: "Memorials, Personal Occasion - Letha May Beatrice Dedman Hallums, 95th birthday -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 837"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 837 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Personal Occasion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-19"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf08e1d2-6da1-4541-b7d1-c6f3d2945872"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0837&ga=114"
source_hash: "7ffaa05fce9787e254191787775292123fb623ba61f73848c95690ef42add363"
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 837 (114) — Memorials, Personal Occasion - Letha May Beatrice Dedman Hallums, 95th birthday -

## 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/SJR0837.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-23** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/2/2026
- **2026-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-02** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-09** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-11** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12** 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/cf08e1d2-6da1-4541-b7d1-c6f3d2945872`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).