---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hunter Hatchett, Valedictorian, Wayne County High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hunter Hatchett, Valedictorian, Wayne County High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HJR 561"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 561 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Academic Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Byrd"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-22"
last_action: "2019-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c5415b8-b9e1-4531-8bfd-4aa4ef7a4e1a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0561&GA=111"
source_hash: "506a4cfe299884a1f6ce273bb882d69c28197e37561efbc3119df93bf7432fd4"
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 561 (111) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hunter Hatchett, Valedictorian, Wayne 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/111/Bill/HJR0561.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2019 Passed (1) — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/29/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Byrd — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-22** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 4/23/19 `introduction`
- **2019-04-22** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-23** Adopted, Ayes 90, Nays 1, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-29** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-08** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10** 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/7c5415b8-b9e1-4531-8bfd-4aa4ef7a4e1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).