---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tonya Billingsley, Hawkins Middle School Support Employee of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tonya Billingsley, Hawkins Middle School Support Employee of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 461"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 461 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-24"
last_action: "2023-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c54a9215-93fa-462d-a628-aed4c59b94b5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0461&GA=113"
source_hash: "2ff0de6f694d0ad805dca7d00ecb757014e1b76fcec349084d3e399036511b7f"
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 SJR 461 (113) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tonya Billingsley, Hawkins Middle School Support Employee 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/SJR0461.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/6/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/6/2023
- **2023-04-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Adopted, Ayes 0, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-13** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-21** 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/c54a9215-93fa-462d-a628-aed4c59b94b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).