---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Senator Curtis Bentley \"Ben\" Atchley, Jr. -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Senator Curtis Bentley \"Ben\" Atchley, Jr. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 59"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 59 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Death"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McNally"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-10"
last_action: "2019-01-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ded30767-0bad-4579-80d9-3df741d3c735"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0059&GA=111"
source_hash: "a475055c7fbce7a182308d9501bde9dc4d0cc9ae4288a6d341952c8eb8aadc35"
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 59 (111) — Memorials, Death - Senator Curtis Bentley "Ben" Atchley, Jr. -

## 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/111/Bill/SJR0059.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/23/2019 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/19/2019 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/18/2019 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/18/2019 Passed (2) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McNally — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-10** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-17** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 1/18/2019
- **2019-01-18** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 1/19/2019
- **2019-01-18** Senate Reset on calendar for 1/19/2019
- **2019-01-18** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-19** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 1-23-19
- **2019-01-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-01-19** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-01-23** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2019-01-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-01-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-01-25** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-01-25** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-01-28** 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/ded30767-0bad-4579-80d9-3df741d3c735`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).