---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Judge Gilbert Stroud Merritt, Jr. -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Judge Gilbert Stroud Merritt, Jr. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 798"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 798 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yarbro"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-01-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d5f5950-87ed-4ebb-8af9-e9a61fd2a456"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0798&GA=112"
source_hash: "6c9e48a0d885bf826564c9a0b4b85c8393745dfab1626455afb1ef704ea601c0"
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 798 (112) — Memorials, Death - Judge Gilbert Stroud Merritt, Jr. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SJR0798.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/20/2022 Passed — **84–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Yarbro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-19** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 1/20/2022
- **2022-01-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-01-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-01-19** Rules Suspended, Adopted voice vote
- **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-01-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-01-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-01-20** Concurred, Ayes 84, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2022-01-21** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-01-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-01-24** 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/3d5f5950-87ed-4ebb-8af9-e9a61fd2a456`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).