---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Shanda Sparrow-Lang, 2023-2024 Maury County Schools Principal of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Shanda Sparrow-Lang, 2023-2024 Maury County Schools Principal of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 720"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 720 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cepicky"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-02-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d1b465f-f783-469e-9a71-d34f6fc0befb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0720&GA=113"
source_hash: "94ea82af7cb34477ddb6018f2f3e156bf48e038fbd8e8f32918d7b93683b0569"
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 720 (113) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Shanda Sparrow-Lang, 2023-2024 Maury County Schools Principal of the Year -

## 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/113/Bill/HJR0720.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/3/2022 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/11/2024 Passed — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/11/2024 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/25/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cepicky — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 1/11/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-01-11** Adopted, Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-01-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-22** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2024-01-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 1/25/2024
- **2024-01-25** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-25** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-01-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-01-26** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-01-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-02** 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/1d1b465f-f783-469e-9a71-d34f6fc0befb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).