---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Heroism - Thomas Harvel Donaldson, Ernest Melvin Donaldson, Arie Gafford Donaldson, and Arthur Preston Donaldson -"
description: "Memorials, Heroism - Thomas Harvel Donaldson, Ernest Melvin Donaldson, Arie Gafford Donaldson, and Arthur Preston Donaldson -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 85"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 85 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Heroism", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-03-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06430591-8285-4290-9182-adc114c7d98e"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0085&ga=114"
source_hash: "09a08e6ae8b4b1a19230af0786a661d24daf90aaa6d59bea9333a38c785ee669"
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 85 (114) — Memorials, Heroism - Thomas Harvel Donaldson, Ernest Melvin Donaldson, Arie Gafford Donaldson, and Arthur Preston Donaldson -

## 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/SJR0085.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/24/2025 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2025 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 3 for 2/13/2025
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-02-13** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-02-20** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2/24/2025
- **2025-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-24** Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-02-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-02-27** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-28** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-04** 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/06430591-8285-4290-9182-adc114c7d98e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).