---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Patricia Jones, NFIB Small Business Champion Award -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Patricia Jones, NFIB Small Business Champion Award -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 872"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 872 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-25"
last_action: "2026-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e40ef5f4-e42e-4cb5-a293-ea96a0a8e87d"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0872&ga=114"
source_hash: "adc6e655b5fe4f9858cf646f145d3650d0bc424e4b33aed2395aeaac81ce85db"
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 872 (114) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Patricia Jones, NFIB Small Business Champion Award -

## 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/SJR0872.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/5/2026 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2026 Passed (1) — **85–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/5/2026
- **2026-03-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-05** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-12** Concurred, Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-18** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-25** 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/e40ef5f4-e42e-4cb5-a293-ea96a0a8e87d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).