---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Samantha Danielle Morton, Salutatorian, Jo Byrns High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Samantha Danielle Morton, Salutatorian, Jo Byrns High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 1296"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 1296 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Academic Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kumar"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-04-23"
last_action: "2018-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b3f0966-779d-4b43-9fde-facf88853c94"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR1296&GA=110"
source_hash: "6503f2026221d5e842db12d450fc8e688b921a03d46763462d201c410956d80a"
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 1296 (110) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Samantha Danielle Morton, Salutatorian, Jo Byrns High School -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HJR1296.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/25/2018 PASSED (1) — **29–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/25/2018 PASSED (2) — **29–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **85–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kumar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-23** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 4/24/18 `introduction`
- **2018-04-23** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-24** Adopted, Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-25** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2018-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-01** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-11** 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/7b3f0966-779d-4b43-9fde-facf88853c94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).