---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Death - William J. Chism, Sr. -"
description: "Memorials, Death - William J. Chism, Sr. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 83"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 83 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Death", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chism"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7ec0505-7720-4d18-978d-fed842eb92db"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0083&ga=114"
source_hash: "14447c42c4fbed301811d413022ccab858215c4e8c78dd85c7a2d54ac8a95bc9"
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 83 (114) — Memorials, Death - William J. Chism, Sr. -

## 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/HJR0083.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2025 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/5/2025 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chism — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-29** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. 2/5/2025 `introduction`
- **2025-02-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-02-05** Adopted, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-02-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-10** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2025-02-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/13/2025
- **2025-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-02-13** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-02-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-02-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-02-21** 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/a7ec0505-7720-4d18-978d-fed842eb92db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).