---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - ALS Awareness Month -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - ALS Awareness Month -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 988"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 988 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-03-24"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c64ad85-7a54-40ff-8c6f-2cc0bb48201d"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0988&ga=114"
source_hash: "ebce3aa3cbd00f2a05faaa4b8dec7c2777c2aeaf733aefda327a967d9efb0e63"
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 988 (114) — Memorials, Recognition - ALS Awareness Month -

## 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/SJR0988.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/20/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-03-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-09** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-09** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/14/2026
- **2026-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-14** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-15** Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-21** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** 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/7c64ad85-7a54-40ff-8c6f-2cc0bb48201d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).