---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jed West, 2023-2024 Blount County Schools Principal of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jed West, 2023-2024 Blount County Schools Principal of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 945"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 945 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5ce4852-f582-43d2-84b3-a806172e0fcb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0945&GA=113"
source_hash: "a6ee379b062fa0185d3d851b19866245aac373974e1750647a99e13dfdce1407"
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 945 (113) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jed West, 2023-2024 Blount 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/HJR0945.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/29/2024 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Richey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-15** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 2/22/2024 `introduction`
- **2024-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-22** Adopted, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2024-02-27** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/29/2024
- **2024-02-29** Concurred, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-11** 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/d5ce4852-f582-43d2-84b3-a806172e0fcb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).