---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - Sheriff William Allen Dorning -"
description: "Memorials, Death - Sheriff William Allen Dorning -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 787"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 787 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Capley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-16"
last_action: "2026-02-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fca37716-acda-4381-b4bb-21feab95fc12"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0787&ga=114"
source_hash: "6153fcd02721c6c525ebc98102963b4ae3152cb027d914cc08aab9cbc4e555f3"
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 HJR 787 (114) — Memorials, Death - Sheriff William Allen Dorning -

## 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/HJR0787.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/22/2026 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/2/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Capley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 1/22/2026 `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-01-22** Adopted, Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-01-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-02** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/2/2026
- **2026-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-03** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-02-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-12** 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/fca37716-acda-4381-b4bb-21feab95fc12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).