---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Sarah Benson -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Sarah Benson -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 475"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 475 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-01-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ebd9dec-daa2-4ed5-ba95-461701a24787"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0475&GA=110"
source_hash: "7f4cb304cb4718a20b720a36744cd87673129c3448c5eec7a5a949386fc20d58"
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 475 (110) — Memorials, Death - Sarah Benson -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SJR0475.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/18/2018 PASSED (1) — **91–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 1/17/2018 PASSED (1) — **29–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-01-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 1/17/2018
- **2018-01-17** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for for 1-18-18
- **2018-01-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-01-17** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-01-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-01-18** Concurred, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-01-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-01-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-01-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2018-01-23** 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/6ebd9dec-daa2-4ed5-ba95-461701a24787`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).