Joint memorials also usually are pleadings to the U.S. Congress for a particular action. They too are acted upon by both the House and Senate in the same manor as a bill and since 1921 have required action by both houses of the Legislature but not by the Governor. They also dropped into disuse, and their function was assumed by joint resolutions. Joint resolutions were defined in 1919 as any resolution dealing with the federal government. In 1921 joint resolutions were defined as position statements requiring the action of both the House and Senate but not the Governor.
Memorials occur less commonly.
The 1905 memorial is equivalent to a petition where citizens have memorialized the Legislature to take a particular action. Normally a memorial was again a pleading to the U.S. Congress. In practice it needed only to pass the House and be signed by the clerk and Speaker of the House. These too went out of favor and were replaced by resolutions. Petitions were initiated by citizens desiring that the Legislature introduce particular legislation.