---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Personal Occasion - Ken Nelson, Sr., 90th birthday -"
description: "Memorials, Personal Occasion - Ken Nelson, Sr., 90th birthday -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 889"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 889 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Personal Occasion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-03-03"
last_action: "2026-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e664c32-799d-4506-a844-0f4a57483549"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0889&ga=114"
source_hash: "992b82133217e87cc26c0993737713bf6cad0a7575d1c357dcc4eefdffd82f9c"
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 889 (114) — Memorials, Personal Occasion - Ken Nelson, Sr., 90th 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/SJR0889.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/12/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-03-05** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-09** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-12** R/S Concurred, v.v. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-12** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-13** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-18** 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/8e664c32-799d-4506-a844-0f4a57483549`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).