---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kendal Aleeann Johnson, Valedictorian, Clay County High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kendal Aleeann Johnson, Valedictorian, Clay County High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 965"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 965 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Academic Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-18"
last_action: "2018-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7013587e-de92-48b2-8e29-91643b5fd220"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0965&GA=110"
source_hash: "85267e78cc4ccc3b27d3aad823ab282e7123aff1c73558c3868f08a193a9d2db"
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 965 (110) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kendal Aleeann Johnson, Valedictorian, Clay County 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/SJR0965.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2018 PASSED (1) — **81–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **33–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-18** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-04-19** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-23** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-04-24** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for for 4/25/18
- **2018-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-04-24** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Concurred, Ayes 81, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **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/7013587e-de92-48b2-8e29-91643b5fd220`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).