---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - EK Russell, East Montgomery Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - EK Russell, East Montgomery Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 656"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 656 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-18"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95a4887c-6843-47f2-9143-114eb623cda0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0656&GA=113"
source_hash: "6341d6059ab0530e6ef086b5413b48e4993325e6182fb88b2c8d602b60bd11b2"
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 656 (113) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - EK Russell, East Montgomery Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher 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/SJR0656.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-18** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-04-19** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-20** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** SJR placed on H. consent cal. #2 for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** 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/95a4887c-6843-47f2-9143-114eb623cda0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).