---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Taylor Valentine, Sevier County Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Taylor Valentine, Sevier County Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HJR 178"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 178 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Farmer"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f81eda9-efe1-4834-84bd-e9d2aae244f9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0178&GA=111"
source_hash: "237a6b2d3b83f998b7e26dc8b9d5dfd77ae46402a6c5448fdf3a4885d1fd075b"
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 178 (111) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Taylor Valentine, Sevier County 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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HJR0178.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/18/2019 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/25/2019 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Farmer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-14** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 2-18-19 `introduction`
- **2019-02-18** Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-02-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-21** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2019-02-25** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-02-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-03-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-06** 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/7f81eda9-efe1-4834-84bd-e9d2aae244f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).